National Heavy Equipment Boss (HEQB) Workshops with Live-In-Woods Equipment Demos

Source: Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

National Heavy Equipment Boss HEQB Workshops with Live-In-Woods Equipment Demos

An FMC Skidgine, owned and operated by Soft Track Attack, Yaak, MT. The tank carries 1500 gallons of water and has the water cannon for high volume spray. The company participated in the 2008 equipment demo. Photo: Jacob Ware (Concept Photography)

Complete workshop info and agenda
Q&A for prospective attendees

When: (1-week sessions)

Session 1: October 3-7, 2011

Session 2: October 10-14, 2011

Where:

University of Montana’s Lubrecht Forestry Camp, MT Hwy 200, mile marker 22.5 (30 minutes East of Missoula, MT)

Contacts:

Course coordinator, Kevin Erickson (kerickson @fs.fed.us 406-544-6484);

Program Manager, Chris Johnson (chrismjohnson@fs.fed.us 406-243-4368); or

Obie O’Brien (saobrien@fs.fed.us, 406-329-4757) for more information.

Sign up for the entire week, or just the field days. More workshop details are found at the new website dedicated to use of heavy equipment for fire suppression, rehab and forest fuels mitigation.