For questions or feedback regarding information on this site, contact the North End OR-MAF Forest Training Officer.
The Wildland Fire Learning Portal is an interagency learning management system platform used to manage, deliver, and evaluate wildland fire training or learning activities and to provide interactive content for training delivery. It is the source location for Wildland Fire training both in-person and virtual throughout the United States sponsored by Federal regional training centers and facilities. It offers training from basic wildland fire introduction courses to advanced national training programs.
In order to enter the Portal, visitors need to create a username and password. To view Geographic Area training schedules, select the specific GEOGRAPHIC AREA information using the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NOMINATION PROCESS
The Pacific Northwest Training Center uses the Wildland Fire Learning Portal for course nominations. Learners must self-enroll in course waitlists. In doing so, learners are confirming permission to sign up has been granted by their manager. Training officers will be consulted prior to any course selections.
In order to add your name to a course wait list, search for your desired course under Find Learning (top of page menu) > Upcoming Courses > select course & click self-enroll. You will then be taken to the course session page. Follow the instructions in Application Process toward the bottom of the course session page. Click "Join Waitlist" to complete your portion of the nomination process.
SEARCHING FOR COURSES IN THE LEARNING PORTAL
All geographic area training centers use the learning portal to post course schedules, selection rosters, and logistical information pertinent to their training centers. The National Advanced Fire and Resource Institute (NAFRI), the Prescribed Fire Training Center (PFTC), and the Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program (WFAP), are also using the learning portal.
How do I find information on an Upcoming Course in the Learning Portal? Click on "Find Learning" and then click on "Upcoming Courses". This will bring up a search box where you can enter a phrase to describe what you are looking for. To refine your search, filter by Training Center, Geographic Area, or Zone. If you do not find what you are looking for, click on "Find Learning" and then "Courses" and follow the same method to search for courses. If you still do not find what you are looking for, check back at a later dates as courses are continually added and updated.
LEARNING PORTAL USER ACCOUNTS AND LOGIN INFORMATION
If you do not yet have an account, you will need to create one. Everyone who plans to attend wildland fire training will need a user account (profile) to register for courses and access course information and content.
Follow these instructions to request a new user account:
Go to https://wildlandfirelearningportal.net/ and select “Log in” from the top right.
Select “Create new account” Complete the new Account sign up request form. After completing the form, ensure you click the “Request account” button at the bottom of the form.
When you click “Request account” you will receive an on-screen confirmation message AND you should receive an automated email from the Learning Portal within 10-15 minutes. You must respond to that automated email to confirm the ownership of the email you provided when requesting the account. Your request for a user account cannot progress until you have responded to confirm email ownership.
After receiving AND responding to the automated ownership confirmation email, you should expect confirmation of your account request. It may take longer for account approval if you are registering with a non-government account (Yahoo, Gmail, etc.).
When your account is approved, you should receive an email from the Learning Portal, and you will be able to login to your account. If you do not receive confirmation your request was approved within a few days, check within the spam/junk folders in your email. If there is no confirmation email in your spam/junk folders, submit a request in the Help Center.
IMPORTANT: Do not request a new account if you believe you may already have a user account. Creating a second account for an existing user may result in both accounts being deleted and the loss of training records. If you can't remember your username and/or password and still have access to the email address in your User Profile, go to the login page and click on "Forgotten your username or password?" The system will guide you through the process of recovering your username and password by sending you an email within 10-15 minutes. If you do not receive the email, submit a request in the Help Center. If you can't remember your username and/or password and don't have access to the email address in your User Profile, submit a request in the Help Center.