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REAC/READ/REAF/BAES/BAEL Qualifications
REAC/READ/REAF/BAES/BAEL Qualifications
REQUIRED TRAINING to obtain READ qualification:
READ 2026.pdfREQUIRED TRAINING to obtain REAF qualification:
An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (IS-700)
An Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100)
Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (ICS-200)
Firefighter Training (S-130)
Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190)
Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (L-180)
Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) (RT-130)
Resource Advisor, Fireline (M-280)
Completion and certification of REAF position task book
WCT needed: Moderate
REQUIRED TRAINING to obtain REAC qualification:
REAc 2026.pdfCertification Process: Once all required training is completed and sent into your Unit Training Officer, a recommendation letter from your Line Officer will be sent to the Certifying Official to grant the qualification (BAES, BAEL, BADO, READ, REAC. REAF task book will go through NWOIFM Incident Qualification Red Card Committee (IQRC).
REQUIRED TRAINING to obtain Burned Area Emergency Response Specialist (BAES) qualifications:
BAEs 2026.pdfREQUIRED TRAINING to obtain Burned Area Emergency Response Leader (BAEL)qualifications:
BAEl 2026.pdfREQUIRED TRAINING to obtain Burned Area Emergency Response Documentation Specialist (BADO)qualifications:
BADO 2026.pdfResource Advisor Training Updates
The NWCG M-280, Resource Advisor, Fireline course is published to the NWCG Course/Training Catalog having been Certified 12/05/2025 with a Start Date of 06/13/2025. This new NWCG course has been added to IQCS . A responder training completion record on/after 06/13/2025 will award the M-280 training competency.
Curricula for 281, 380 are currently under development by NWCG and several READ SMEs--TBA
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