Wildfires are a threat to our businesses, homes, and natural environment but we can be proactive in reducing the risks and impacts.
Wildfires are a powerful and unpredictable force of natural. Under certain conditions, wildland fire will challenge suppression efforts and may threaten the safety of fireline personnel engaged in suppression activities.
Working with provincial and municipal governments, Indigenous groups, and with local engagement our professionals have decades of experience creating and enacting FireSmart plans. With a goal of reducing the risk and impacts of wildfires on the environment and our communities.
S100 Training
The S-100, Basic Fire Suppression and Safety training is a two-day course, one full day of classroom and a field component the following day with an exam at the end of day 1. BC Wildfire Service provides trainers with the training material, including the exam, a power point, and student manual. The S-100 and S-100A are required to meet the training requirements under Section 26.3.1 Forestry Operation Fire Fighting of B.C.’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
The S-100 is a two-day, 16-hour course with both a classroom and a field component. The annual refresher is a one-day, four-hour course and does not include a field component. Both the S-100 and S-100A are good for one year from date of delivery. If a person has taken either course within the last five years, they would only need to take the S-100A to be considered trained for the following year. If more than five years have passed since a person has taken either course, they would need to re-take the two-day, S-100 course again.
Learning Objectives with the S100 Course
- Having a safety-first attitude on wildfires.
- Fire entrapment avoidance procedures.
- The LACES safe work protocols.
- Understanding situational awareness and the critical factors.
- Recognizing when it is time to disengage.
- Surviving in a fire entrapment scenario.
Quick-Deploy Fire Weather Stations
The deployment of quick-deploy fire weather stations offers construction projects essential tools for early fire detection, proactive risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, emergency response improvement, collaborative risk management, & post-incident analysis. By leveraging these capabilities, construction companies can effectively safeguard their personnel, assets, & operations from the devastating impacts of fire incidents.
