Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry & Fire Protection

Basic Wildland Firefighter Training

The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection offers Basic Wildland Firefighter Trainings (Red Card Classes) every spring across the state, as well as virtual instructor-led classes in February of each year.

FEBRUARY 2025 Basic Firefighter Training Classes – 2 Sessions

This course will cover S-130/190/L-180. It is an instructor led course, with self study as well and live online classes. In order to receive credit for the course, students will need to complete an 8-hour S-130P Field Day at a local Forestry office. These are offered the end of April/early May at area offices across the state. In order to receive a red card with FFT2 on it, students will need to complete the pre-work (FEMA courses IS-100 and IS-700), as well as an arduous Pack Test, and be sponsored by a local or regional area office.
This course is offered through the JB Learning Navigate platform; course access fee is approx $60.
Course Dates:
Session 1 - February 3-13
Session 2 - February 17-26
REGISTER HERE.

Fairbanks

Redcard Class (S-130, S-190, L-180)
Dates: May 19-24, 2025
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Registration: Available March 15^th

RT-130 - Refreshers & Pack Tests

All personnel that receive a Red Card from the Division of Forestry and Fire Protection must attend an annual Fireline Safety Refresher (RT-130). RT-130 is an instructor-led course, and must be attended live (virtual or in-person). Watching a recorded refresher is not allowed. The Fire Shelter Deployment (FSD) is required for all positions and may be completed at an in-person refresher or pack test. If you do not require a pack test for your qualifications, you must still complete a Fire Shelter Deployment at a local office.

Out of Area and Agency Annual Training Form – all regional employees and regional EFF should complete one of these at their refresher and Work Capacity Test (WCT). This includes regional EFF, EFF++ and Fire Medics.

Fairbanks:

For more information email dnr.faf.training@alaska.gov
RT-130 and Pack-Testing
Dates: May 3 and May 17, 2025
Location: FAF Training Room at 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks AK
Time: 1st session starting at 0900, 2^nd session starting at 1300
Registration: First come first serve 40 seats available per session.

Virtual RT-130

Date: April 15^th
Time: 6pm
Location: Zoom
Registration: Available March 15^th