Fire Vehicle Training Courses

The intent of the Fire Vehicle Driver Orientation (IQCS #: BL-300) course is to provide all fire personnel with the foundational knowledge to make sound decisions and maintain situational awareness while operating and working around fire vehicles so that everyone comes home safely. The following course material is provided to ensure consistent training is offered across Indian Country.

Each year, wildland firefighters must demonstrate their abilities to perform specific tasks that show they know how to safely operate the fire vehicle. These skills are completed via the Bureau of Land Management Fire Vehicle/Transport/Dozer Driver Refresher Training (RT-301) course. Tasks include:

• Completing an initial driver walk around
• Completing a vehicle inspection using the Fire Equipment Maintenance and Procedure Record (FEMPR) or equivalent.
• Demonstrating how to properly start up and shut down the vehicle/transport/dozer
• Demonstrating correct urban driving skills
• Demonstrating off-highway driving skills
• Maintaining situational awareness with fellow firefighters
• Demonstrating the ability to park and secure a vehicle/transport/dozer at various locations such as the urban or field environment, road shoulder, and work yard

The Engine Operator (ENOP) course is designed to provide students with the knowledge/skills necessary to perform the functions described in the Engine Operator Position Task Book as well as address the standards, procedures, and techniques to be an engine operator on a wildland or prescribed fire. There are a number of resources available to help course cadre members host this training. These include: 

ENOP Facilitator Tool Kit

• Course Coordinator Task List
• Course Needs and Support Information
• Facilitator Guide (Updated February 2024)
• ENOP Delivery Recommendations
• ENOP BIA FG Appendix
• Lead Instructor Task List
• Position Task Book
• Student Pre-Course Work
• Tampering and Troubleshooting Form 
• Training Evaluation

BIA Specific ENOP (N-9018) Presentations

• Introduction
• Unit 1A (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 1B (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 1C (Updated February 2024)
• NFEP Update (Updated July 2023)
• Unit 2 (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 3A (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 3B (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 4A (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 4B (Updated February 2024)
• Unit 4C (Updated February 2024)

ENOP Student Tool Kit

• Fire Engine Maintenance
• Position Task Book
• Student Workbook (Updated February 2024)
• Student Pre-Course Work
• Sample Risk Management Worksheet
• Training Evaluation

Case Studies

Studying real-life cases and situations is an important tool firefighters use to avoid making the same mistakes.  The following case studies should be used to supplement ENOP training. 

• Baffle Case Study
• Balance Rock Rollover Accident
• Cressent Fire Scald Injury
• Driving Engine at Night on Bacon Creek 1 Fire
• Driving with Lights and Sirens
• Parked in Black Engine Fire
• Point Fire
• Type 6 Engine Wheel Stud Malfunction and Torque Requirements
• Vehicle Fire Case Study
• Montezuma Engine Rollover Fatality Investigation
• Warm Springs Skyline Engine Rollover Investigation
• BIA Engine Catches Fire in Cold Black

Vehicle Accident Forms

SMIS is a web-based system for reporting and data analysis which involves DOI employees, volunteers, and contractors to DOI facilities. The application can only be used by authorized DOI Employees, Supervisors, Safety Managers and Compensation Coordinators. 

• CA-1 Federal Notice of Traumatic Injury and Claim for Continuation of Pay/Compensation
• CA-16 Authorization for Examination and/or Treatment
  • This form is only available to authorized employing agency personnel, and may be obtained in electronic format via the Agency Query System (AQS) or ECOMP, or by contacting the employing agency workers’ compensation personnel.
• SF-91 Motor Accident Form
• DOI Self Insured Card
• GSA 2116 Claim for Loss/Damage
• SF-94 Statement of Witness Form
• SF-95 Claim Form

The operation of ATV/UTVs can be high risk. The use of ATV/UTVs should be evaluated to ensure that use is essential to accomplish the mission, rather than for convenience. BIA personnel may not use ATVs for any wildland fire management activities, regardless of incident jurisdiction or project/activity location. BIA Programs may continue to procure and utilize other commercially available utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), provided the vehicle has manufactured-installed seat belts, a steering wheel, is a multi-seat or newly available single-seat model and is equipped with a certified roll-over protection structure (ROPS) designed and installed by the original equipment manufacturer as standard equipment. BIA employees of cooperating agencies/entities may use ATVs on BIA incidents, if allowed by their individual agency/entity policy.

To protect its trust assets, BIA maintains a Model 52 Program that includes a wildland fire engine fleet that numbers over 280 engines. These documents outline the policy and required documents necessary to maintain and maintenance BIA's engine fleet.