Course Dates: Monday, October 21 through Monday, October 28, 2024
Location: San Luis Obispo County, CA
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 3 at 5 p.m.
Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) and cooperative burns provide experiential training that builds robust local capacity for fire management and offers fire practitioners a more holistic perspective. The key focus of TREX is promoting the spread of effective cooperative burning—helping diverse partners leverage skills, resources and staff in ways that maximize opportunities for outreach, treatment and training. The San Luis Obispo TREX seeks to build capacity for community-based burning by promoting the ecological health of diverse San Luis Obispo landscapes while meeting wildfire mitigation outcomes.
2024 TREX firelighters will engage in 8 days of training on breathtaking wildlands, learning and working alongside professional fire practitioners, tribal members, ranchers, land managers, and community members to meet diverse objectives with “Good Fire”. Firelighters of varying experience will work on a range of Rx fire skills and task books, from firing and holding operations, to unit preparation and mop-up, to taking on leadership training assignments.
The SLO TREX will be offering an entry level Firefighter Type 2 Course (Basic 32) and an Ignitions Course (CA-219). All pre-requisite courses will need to be submitted prior to attending the TREX.
This website is supported by Promoting Ecosystem Resilience and Fire Adapted Communities Together, a cooperative agreement between The Nature Conservancy, USDA Forest Service, and agencies of the Department of the Interior. This institution is an equal opportunity employer.