Introduction
Welcome to the S-445 Training Specialist pre-course work.

The material in this pre-course work is designed to be used as a self study orientation guide to the Incident Training Specialist course S-445.  The student equipped with the Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide,
PMS 310-1 and a Position Task Book (PTB) can work through the material in this pre-course work to increase their understanding of the subject.

The pre-course work provides a historical overview and orientation to the Wildland Fire Qualification System. This pre-course work is not intended to replace the established guidelines and direction. It is designed to increase user understanding and application of the Wildland Fire Qualification System

Objectives
Students will:

1. Read through the pre-course work and become familiar with its content.

2. Answer questions to demonstrate subject proficiency to instructors.

Assignment
Step 1: READ the Wildland Fire Qualifications System Historical Overview (.pdf)

Step 2: COMPLETE the S-445 Pre-Work Questions. Reference material to answer these questions is included in the reading assignment and the Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1

Step 3: BRING your completed S-445 Pre-Course Work Questions document to class and be prepared to discuss.

Reference and Instructional Material
Wildland Fire Qualifications System Historical Overview (.pdf)
PMS 310-1 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (.pdf)
S-445 Pre-Course Work Questions (.doc)

Technical Requirements
MS Word or MS Wordpad
Adobe Reader (.pdf reader)