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Get Ready for Fire Season – Learn to Give In-Briefs That Work!
You don’t get a second chance at your first in-brief with a resource or team.
When a resource or team shows up on your unit, that first interaction sets the tone—for safety, coordination, and trust. The difference between a rushed, unclear in-brief and one that’s structured and engaging can shape how effectively that team performs from the start.
“Welcome to the Incident: Conducting In-Briefs that Work” is a learning experience (LX) designed to get you ready for the upcoming fire season with practical skills you can use immediately.
In this LX, you’ll learn how to:
Deliver a clear, concise and structured in-briefing to a team or resource group
Prepare a complete in-briefing packet for various types of in-briefs
Evaluate briefing effectiveness by gathering feedback and identifying improvements
Who should take this LX?
This LX is for current and aspiring Fire Managers working for a wildland fire management agency that in-briefs teams or additional resources on their unit.
What have students who completed the LX said?
“The opportunity to examine my home units in-briefing documents and compare it with those of other folks was extremely helpful.”
“Watching myself give an in-brief was very helpful. It showed me aspect that I need to improve on.”
“I really appreciate the opportunity to listen to real folks with real world examples and the opportunity to interact and ask questions.”
When is the LX being offered?
This is a self-paced LX. Most students complete all the required activities in about four hours. You choose the days and times when you complete the activities and assignments during the offering window. There is also an optional live session with subject matter experts. Students are expected to complete all requirements before May 1, 2026.
How do I enroll in the LX?
The LX is being delivered using the Wildland Fire Learning Portal. Go to this link to register. If the link does not work, cut and paste this URL into your browser.
https://www.wildlandfirelearningportal.net/course/view.php?id=4898
If you’ve ever thought, “Did that briefing actually set them up for success?”—this LX is for you.
– Wildland Fire Workforce Development Team
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Eric Hall Memorial Interagency Drill – North County
Good afternoon Siskiyou Fire Fighters,
This years readiness drills will be April 18th at College of the Siskiyous Weed campus and May 2nd at Yreka High School.
This training will provide you and your department with the necessary training for RT-130 and also the hands-on portion of the S-130 class, if needed. Please bring the certificate provided by NWCG if you are completing the hands-on portion of the S-130 online class.
Registration for the training will be completed during the check-in portion of the training.
The plan for each day is as follows:
Check-in 0830-0900, Briefing at 0930.
Division Breakouts will include handline construction, fire shelters and firing devices, hoselays, vehicle safety inspections, radio use, lessons learned and IWI.
Lunch will be provided by the Siskiyou County Chiefs Association.
Historically we complete the training around 1400.
We are requesting that each department send me the total number of personnel attending the training on each day and how many pieces of equipment with identifiers will be there.
If you have any personnel that can assist as Divisions or Strike Team Leaders please let us know.
We will email the registration forms to you prior to the training to expedite check in on the training day.
If you have any firefighters who need S-130 please go to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal S-130 Blended Course. Those who complete this training must bring the online certificate with them to receive the hands-on portion to complete their S-130 training.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Thank you,