Training &Events Calendar

 MSU Fire Services Training School

Flathead County Classes: To Register: Call Toll Free Voice Mail at 800-294-5272, Talk to a staff person at 406-761-7885 or email to Kyle Jore @ kjore@montana.edu. Class cost is $29.00 per person. Tuition for Flathead County Fire District members will be paid by the NW Montana Firefighter Association. Registration must be made two weeks prior to each class.

 Non-Flathead County Classes:  It is important to pre-register for FSTS courses as minimum pre-registration must be met 2 weeks prior to the class or it will be canceled. (NFA requires class minimums be met one month prior to the course scheduled dates, No Exceptions). Courses start at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Tuition for NFA Courses and Courses marked with an (*) are $29 per student (Local FD-State) - Federal, private, others and Out of State Tuition is 160% of in-state. + Denotes FSTS courses which are part of the Associates Degree Program through the MSU College of Technology - Great Falls. Most Classes will start at 8:30 a.m. unless noted otherwise. DNRC has several Courses listed below with dates, Course titles and locations. Please register with the email address listed for each class.  The training opportunities listed here are open to all Montana community responders. Most of the training provided by FSTS is done working with a single department/company. This training is not listed because it is not open to others. Individual company training is heavily subsidized by the Legislature. If you would like training assistance for your organization, contact FSTS and we will do our best to deliver for you. Check out their website for additional classes.  Click here.

Flathead County EMS: Additional classes are available that are not listed below.  Please contact them at 406- 751-8190/8191 or check out their training newsletter by clicking here.

DNRC: For additional information or questions, please contact Nick Merriman @ 406- 751-2273, nmerriman@mt.gov, Dave Poukish @ 406-751-2269, dpoukish@mt.gov, Fred Holmes @ 406-751-2270, fholmes@mt.gov, or Bill Glaspey @ 406-751-2275, bglaspey@mt.gov.

Date

Sponsor

Course/Prerequisites

Location/Time

Comments/Contacts

November, 2008

17

FCEMS

Continuing Education Program

FC Health Dept.- Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room 

Time: 18:00-21:00

MD Specialist based on topic

24

FCEMS

FCEMS Advisory Committee Meeting

FC Health Dept. / Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00-20:00

Refreshments served at 17:30 before the meeting

December, 2008

6-7

MSU FTS

Incident Command System for Emergency Medical Services 

Earl Bennett Bldg

Time: 08:30-16:00

Tim Soule

9-12

DNRC

S-200 IA Incident Commander

Flathead County OES Conference Room

Time: 18:00-22:00

Co-located W/S-131/133

Dave Poukish 751-2269  dpoukish@mt.gov

Must register before 11/18/08

More information click here

9-12

DNRC

S-131/133

Squad Boss

Flathead County OES Conference Room

Time: 18:00-22:00

Co-located W/S-200

Nick Merriman 751-2273 nmerriman@mt.gov

Must register before 11/18/08

More information click here

12-14

MSU

FTS 

NIMS I300

Libby Fire Station

119 E 6th St

Time: 12th 19:00-2200

13th & 14th: 08:30-16:00

Ed Burlingame

13-14

FCEMS

EMT - First Responder REFRESHER (16 hrs)

KRMC Buffalo Hills Conference Center

Registration Required: FCEMS 751.8190 / 8191

15

FCEMS

Continuing Education Program

FC Health Dept.- Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00-21:00

MD Specialist based on topic

29

FCEMS

FCEMS Advisory Committee Meeting

FC Health Dept. / Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00-20:00

Refreshments served at 17:30 before the meeting

January, 2009

10-11

MSU FTS

Initial Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents: Basic Concepts

Earl Bennett Bldg

Time: 08:30-16:00

Tim Soule

10-11

FCEMS

EMT - Basic REFRESHER (24 hrs)

KRMC Buffalo Hills Conference Center

Time: 07:30-19:30

Registration Required: FCEMS 751.8190 / 8191

13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24

DNRC

S-290 Fire Behavior

Flathead County OES Conference Room

Time: 18:00-22:00 except for the 17th & 24th 08:00-17:00

Fred Holmes 751-2270 fholmes@mt.gov

Must register before 11/28/08

More info click here

19

FCEMS

Continuing Education Program

FC Health Dept.- Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00-21:00

MD Specialist based on topic

26

FCEMS

FCEMS Advisory Committee Meeting

FC Health Dept. / Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00-20:00

Refreshments served at 17:30 before the meeting

February, 2009

2, 4, 7, 9, 11

DNRC

S-230

Resource Boss

Flathead County OES Conference Room

Time: 18:00-22:00 except for the 7th 08:00-17:00

Nick Merriman 751-2273 nmerriman@mt.gov

Must register before 1/4/09

More info click here

7-8

FCEMS

PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support(16 hrs)

FC Health Dept. / Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Registration Required: FCEMS 751.8190 / 8191

16

FCEMS

Continuing Education Program

FC Health Dept.- Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00-21:00

MD Specialist based on topic

21-22

MSU FTS

NFA Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection

Earl Bennett Bldg

Time: 0830-1600

Rick Trembath

23

FCEMS

FCEMS Advisory Committee Meeting

FC Health Dept. / Earl Bennett Bldg - 2nd floor conference room

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Refreshments served at 17:30 before the meeting

23-26

DNRC

S-300 Extended Attack IC

Flathead County OES Conference Room

Time: 18:00-22:00

Bill Glaspey 751-2275 bglaspey@mt.gov

Must register before 1/16/09

More information click here

28- March 1

 

NFA Incident Safety Officer

Missoula FS4

 

 

March, 2009

10, 12, 17, 19, 21

DNRC

Basics of Wildland Fire

Flathead County OES Conference Room

Time: 18:00-22:00 except for the 21st 08:00-17:00 in the field

Nick Merriman 751-2273 nmerriman@mt.gov

Must register before 2/10/09

More information click here

TBD

 

DNRC

AWR

 

 
 
DNRC
Aviation Training
 

Jesse Best 212-4822 jbest@mt.gov

 
DNRC
Lake Co Basics of Wildland Fire
  Nick Merriman 751-2273 nmerriman@mt.gov