East River Wildland Fire Academy

Platte South Dakota

April 16th & 17th, 2011

Rain/Snow Date May 14th & 15th

The Platte Volunteer Fire Department and South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division are proud to announce the East River Wildland Fire Academy at Platte, South Dakota. The Academywill take place on April 16th & 17th, 2011.

Training activities will occur in the Platte area. Saturday’s training will be conducted in a similar manner as past SD Wildland Fire Academies with several stations throughout the day, each focused on a particular skill set with some stations involving live fire. Sunday’s training is planned to involve prescribed burn(s) near the Missouri River, weather and fuel conditions permitting. Each day will be completely independent of the other; participants can attend Saturday or Sunday. If space is available firefighters can attend both days if they wish.

This training event will be conducted in as close to a “real” incident as possible. The training focus of this exercise will be to teach basic wildland firefighting skills. Simple & Progressive Hose Lays, Hand-Tool Evolutions, Water Handling,Ignition Techniques, Structure Protection and Haz-Mat Awareness stations will be taught. It is recommended that if you are a new firefighter that you have taken S-190/S-130 and L-180 on line or in the class room. This exercise will satisfy the requirements for the field day, bring your paperwork with you to the exercise.

To participate in this event, all agencies must comply with the following procedure:

1.FAX (605-337-3477) or email the Platte Fire Department a completed copy of the attached registration form by April 8th,2011. All overhead trainees please send in a separate registration form. Registration will be accepted on a first received, first selected basis. You will need to provide the type(s) of resource(s) being sent (engine type or overhead), unit number(s), and the date(s) you will be attending. If you have individuals with initiated task books for Incident Commander Type IV, Advanced Firefighter, Engine Boss, Overhead Positions, Strike Team/Task Force Leader, or Firing Boss, you will need to specifically identify those individuals by name as well.

2.On the week of April 11th, during normal business hours, your agency will receive a phone call from Platte Fire with your resource order number (“E” or “O” number). DO NOT CALL PLATTE FIRE, THEY WILL CALL YOU.

3.Have your unit(s) at the ICP on the appropriate date(s) for check-in and briefing. You will be notified at the time of your order where the ICP will be located. Each unit will be run through the process of check-in and demobilization. Check-in times are from 0600 – 0700 CST each day. Briefing will be at 0700 – 0800 CST (Attending briefing is mandatory for all participants). Ending times each day will depend on the number of resources participating.

4.At the end of the day any open task books will be signed, pending completion of AAR, 214’s and CTR’s for that day.

All resources participating will be asked to use the equipment they bring with them to complete their assignments. Therefore, it is imperative that units respond equipped as they would for a “live” incident of this type. Complete wildland fire personal protective equipment will be required for all participants. PPE should include hard hat, 8” all leather boots, flame resistant clothing, leather gloves, eye and face protection, hearing protection and fire shelter. Hand-tools will be required with each engine. Engine personnel will be required to build hand line during this training incident. A small and limited supply cache will be available, but resources are expected to arrive fully equipped.

Upon check-in, units will be assigned to strike teams or task forces. These resource units will remain together for the duration of the day. The format of these exercises will be that task forces or strike teams will be given an assignment as they respond to a particular division. They will then be expected to complete that assignment. The instructor cadre will be providing the assignments and assessing the participant’s performance in completing the assignment. If the need arises where the participating unit cannot perform their assignment, the instructor cadre will provide educational assistance.

At the morning briefing each unit will be given a complete Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the day, including area maps, division assignments, communications plan, etc.

After completing the entire day’s events, there will be a debriefing and units will go through a demobilization exercise. All units will be required to complete all the paperwork they would on a live fire; this includes a crew time report and an ICS 214 Unit Log form.

Media that have been through the media fire classes will be provided complete access to the events. Again, this is just as it would be during a live event; firefighters need to become prepared and aware of this activity.

There is no cost to participating agencies for this training event. However, all agencies will be responsible for their own travel, lodging arrangements, and meal costs.

A T-shirt will be available for purchase for $15.00. We do not plan to order extra’s so we are asking participants to order in advance by filling in the number they want, and a size on the registration form.

There will be NO food served. You will need to bring a sack lunch for your noon meal and all of your own water or Gatorade; IT WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR YOU. Breakfast and Supper will be on your own as well.

For any questions regarding the exercise or registration send email to or call Darrin Erickson at 605-337-3361 work or 605-680-0291 cell.

S-130-190 NOTICE

If you have not completed the S-130 or S-190 training please consider completing the online course before the exercise.

For additional information and requirements to complete the online training please visit the following NWCG website:

Access to the online training:

S-130 CD webpage
S-190 CD webpage

EAST RIVERWILDLAND FIRE ACADEMY

REGISTRATION FORM

DATES: April 16TH AND 17TH, 2011

DEPARTMENT NAME / CONTACT NAME
ADDRESS / ADDRESS
CITY / STATE / ZIP / CITY / STATE / ZIP
DAY TIME PHONE / EMAIL / DAY TIME PHONE / EMAIL
TYPE OF RESOURCE BEING SENT:
TYPE 6 ENGINE TYPE 3 ENGINE TYPE 2 ENGINE TYPE 1 ENGINE OTHER ______
DO YOU HAVE ALL THE WILDLAND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT?
YES NO, IF NOT WHAT WOULD YOU NEED?
UNIT DESIGNATOR (NUMBER): / DATE ATTENDING (PLEASE USE SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH DAY & ENGINE):
April 16th (SATURDAY) April 17th (SUNDAY)
CREW MEMBER NAMES: T-Shirts will be available. Please indicate after the name how many you would like and a size. We plan to . order only the quantity need to cover advanced orders. Shirts - Qty. Size
(ENGINE BOSS)
NWCG TRAINEES (TASKBOOKS MUST BE INTITIATED AHEAD OF TIME):
NAME / Platte FD
use Only / POSITION
-----PLATTE FD USE ONLY-----
CONTACT MADE ______(DATE & TIME)
PERSON CONTACTED ______
CONTACT MADE BY ______
FAX or EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO PLATTE FD AT:
(605) 337-3477 or
Lodging
Dakota Country Inn / King's Inn of Platte, Inc. / Molly's Manor B&B
821 E 7th St., Platte, SD / 221 7th St., Platte, SD / 810 Main Avenue , Platte, SD
605.337.2607 or 800.336.2607 / 605.337.3385 / 605.337.2294 or 1.877.665.5922
Platte Creek Lodge, LLC / American Wingshooting Lodge / Dock 44
36537 Platte Lake Rd., Platte, SD / 227475 SD Hwy. 45 / 35324 Hwy 44, Platte, SD
605.337.9777 or 816.985.8245 / 605.337-9734 or 605.2070040, cell / 605.337.3005
Huggs Hunting Hideaway / The Main Loft
515 Pennsylvania Ave., Platte, SD / 311 Main Street , Platte, SD
605.337.3712 / 605.337.2260
Camping
Eastside Campground / Snake Creek/Platte Creek/Buryanek Recreation Areas
East Highway 44., Platte, SD / 35316 SD Hwy 44, Platte, SD
605.337.2317 or 605.680.3244 / 605.337.2587
Restaurants
Boom's Drive-In / Dock 44 / The Barrister
606 E. 7th St., Platte, SD / 35324 Hwy 44, Platte, SD / 311 S. Main St., Platte, SD
605.337.3912 / 605.337.3005 / 605.337.2580
Lake Platte Supper Club / Kuip's Lounge / Subway
27574 Golf Course Rd., Platte, SD / 410 Main St., Platte, SD / 401 W Hwy 44, Platte, SD
605.337.3300 / 605.337.3002 / 605.337.9669
Yellow Rose Arena / Platte Pizza Ranch
27480 N Hwy 45, Platte, SD / 801 E 7th St., Platte, SD
605.337.3022 / 605.337.3250
Convenience Stores
Casey's General Store / 44 Road Stop / Hoffman Gas & Grill
01 E 7th St., Platte, SD / 7 W 7th St., Platte, SD / 201 E 7th St., Platte, SD
605.337.3591 / 605.337.3304 / 605.337.2645