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Smoke Signals Volume 6 Table of Contents Welcome to Firefighter Bootcamp June 2007 Smoke Signals Volume 6 Table of Contents Welcome to Firefighter Bootcamp Administration..........3 ~ The Sycuan Rookie Training Budget......................6 Model Dave Koch, NIFC Fire Use/Fuels...........7 ~ Planning....................9 Prevention...............11 Training..................14 Blacksnakes Corner.15 Publishers & Info...Back Sycuan Academy included helicopter operations training. ~ Photo Gary G. Ballard It’s Sunday afternoon and firefighter who quickly inspects the disheveled students recruits slowly assemble at the academy and indoctrinates them with academy barracks. They come from various parts of philosophy, expectations, procedures, and the country, representing diverse cultural logistics. (Chief Murphy implemented his and economic backgrounds. All have one academy vision 10 years ago.) thing in common: to experience a firefighter rookie training program unlike anything else The next order of business is gear issuance, in the country. There are a lot of unknowns. the shaving of heads (yes, it all comes off), Mysterious stories about past academies and the first round of physical training flow from one student to the next. Nervous for the day. Each academy day begins at anticipation builds. 5:00am with intense physical training as the first order of business. The recruits do At 1400, students are prodded to attention PT twice a day, sometime more. Those by the barking of instructions from former that last the entire 21 days can expect to be Marine Corps drill instructors (DIs). stronger, faster, and have more endurance Students quickly form two lines as the DIs’ than they’ve ever had. There is a physical order them to stand at attention. They are transformation that takes place with these introduced to the founder of the Academy, recruits. former Marine Corp Sergeant and Chief of the Sycuan Fire Department Hank Murphy During the academy, there is little time for entertainment. Recruits are generally Cover Page 2 When students graduate, the prospect of being placed into seasonal fire positions with the Sycuan Tribe or other fire programs is very good. Of the 23 graduating in 2007, all were placed. Batallion Chief Ray Ruiz, Sr. is the Director of Training Operations at Sycuan and Superintendent of the Golden Eagles Interagency Hotshot Crew. Says Chief Ruiz: “The mission at the Sycuan Training Center is to Sycuan Academy students back row l to r: J. Diaz, J. Ordonez, K. Milstaed, G. McClellan, D. Mylar, J. Benham, B. Drake, M. Flores, B. Watte, C. Warfel, F. Ulrich, K. Pardi. Front Row l to r: develop future leaders. Our R. Rosenthal, J. Davis, P. Brass, S. Hays, A. Santana, C. Rivera, M. Ruiz, E. Castro, B. Jean, J. academy is unique. Not Vervelde, and Capt. Juan Mendez. ~ Photo Gary G. Ballard everyone agrees with our exhausted by the end of the day. Sleep and supervise every aspect of their rookie training tactics, but is all they think about. Their dreams lives at the academy. Recruits learn the fruits of our labor are evidenced are either filled with thoughts of home- quickly that there are “consequences” by the personal transformation that cooked food or, nightmarish images of for their actions, something that they often occurs in the recruits. We being chased by fire, drill instructors, may not have experienced in their seek to provide them a foundation of or chaparral vegetation sporting upbringing. It is strict enforcement discipline, respect, duty, and service vindictive smiles and poorly matched of rules, adherence to protocol, and to the public that will not only benefit outfits purchased at Wal-Mart (well, discipline that sets the Sycuan fire them in their fire careers, but in their maybe not that last part). academy apart from other firefighter personal lives, regardless of the career programs. path they take.” Recruits learn how to work with engines and construct progressive The success of the Sycuan Wildland APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Fire Academy can also be partially hoselays; they learn how to construct The Sycuan Wildland Fire Academy fireline and conduct burnouts; they explained by its ability to dismiss recruits with attitude problems, lack of holds yearly academies between the work with helicopters and sling loads; months of April and June. Interested and they experience coyote tactics, line motivation, inability to work in a team environment, or inability to perform individuals should contact the spikes, and night operations. department at the following address: physical job requirements. While The BIA-Sycuan Fire Fighting they do not subscribe to a “no child SYCUAN FIRE DEPARTMENT Academy is a joint effort between the left behind” philosophy, they do not 5449 Sycuan Way Sycuan Fire Department, the Sycuan take pride in removing recruits from El Cajon, California 92019 Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, and the the program. Every effort is made to Phone: (619) 445-2893 Bureau of Indian affairs. It is a 21-day develop recruits while complying with Marine Corps style “boot camp” for mandatory minimum standards. Applicants must be 18 years of age entry-level firefighter certification and or older, have a high school diploma job placement. Recruits complete the following or equivalent, be in good physical training while at the academy: S-110, conditioning, and have a positive “can The strength of the Sycuan Wildland Basic Wildland Fire Orientation; do” attitude. Fire Academy lies in the blending S-130, Firefighter Training; of two successful organizations. In S-133, Look Up, Look Marine Corps boot camp, as well as Down, Look Around; S-190 in the Sycuan Academy program, Introduction to Wildland Fire recruits learn how to be followers first, Behavior; I-100 Introduction and leaders second. The Sycuan Fire to ICS; S-211 Portable Department believes that in order to Pumps and Water Use; S- be an effective leader, one must be 212, Wildland Fire Chain an effective follower. When recruits Saws; S-271, Helicopter enter the Marine Corps (or the Sycuan Crewmember; and 16 hours Wildland Fire Academy) they learn of basic first aid and CPR quickly how to receive and follow training. Each academy orders. graduate is entered into the Incident Qualifications and Former Marine Corps DIs (drill Certification System IQCS. Sycuan Academy students instructors) are assigned to the recruits ~ Photo Gary G. Ballard Administration Page 3 achievements are quite lengthy and notable; they speak to the heart and integrity of him has an individual. As Chief Forester in Washington, D.C., Arch was instrumental in monitoring Indian issues and providing “heads-up” to the ITC Executive Committee. He battled with the Administration to protect, highlight and enhance Indian sovereignty, elevated awareness of tribal issues, and nurtured government-to-government consultation. Arch’s impacts on Indian forestry and wildland fire management were extensive and varied, including: • Established an indefinite Dirk Kempthorn, Secretary of the Interior and Arch Wells, Deputy Director of Trust Intergovernmental Personnel Services, BIA ~ Photo Tami Heileman, DOI Action (IPA) for the ITC Technical Specialist (Don Motanic) Arch Wells Retiring • Ensured the BIA was involved in the early stages of the National ~ Bodie Shaw, BIA-NIFC Fire Plan (he has continued to push Arch Wells, Deputy Director of Science degree in Natural Resources for BIA and tribal interests as a Trust Services, BIA, Washington Management with a minor in Geology member of WFLC) DC will retire July 1, 2007. A native from Marietta College (1973). • Monitored and shepherded the of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Wells Arch and his wife Sharon, also a evolution of Trust Asset Accounting served previously as the acting Bureau of Indian Affairs employee, and Management System (TAAMS) Regional Director for the BIA’s live in Washington, D.C., however, and its impacts on Indian Forestry Southwest Region in Albuquerque, upon retirement; both will reside in • Oversaw the move of the Branch New Mexico, beginning in 2002. Albuquerque, New Mexico. of Forest Resources and Planning His former positions also include (BOFRP) from Portland, Oregon to Trust Resources Protection Manager, Arch Wells was appointed acting Lakewood, Colorado Southwest Region, BIA (2000-2002), Bureau Deputy Director, Office of • Served as a member of the US BIA Chief Forester, Washington DC Trust Services (OTS) for the Bureau Forest Service’s “Tribal Relations (1995-2000), BIA Forest Development of Indian Affairs (BIA) in 2004. As the Task Force” Forester, Washington DC (1993-1994), Bureau Deputy Director, he has been • Participated as a BIA representative BIA Natural Resources Manager, responsible for all activities associated in the US Forest Service sponsored San Carlos Apache Agency, Arizona with management and protection “Sustainable Forestry Roundtable” (1991-1993), BIA Forest Development of Trust and restricted lands. This • Expanded the Forestry Cooperative and Management Planning Forester, protection involves the oversight of Education program to include over Western Regional Office, Phoenix, national programs that include forestry 20 students nationally Arizona (1984-1991), BIA Forester, and wildland fire management, • Regularly worked on ITC issues as Hoopa Agency, California (1979- probate, safety of dams, irrigation presented by the ITC board 1984), and served in the Peace Corps, and power systems, energy resources, • Developed and enhanced the BIA’s Colombia, South America (1976- land, title and records, minerals relationship with Haskell Indian 1978). management, and fisheries, wildlife Nations University
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