Keywords: bureau of land management bureauoflandmanagement utah blm unified fire unifiedfire field engine skills day fieldengineskillsday camp williams campwilliams utah national guard utahnationalguard wildland engines wildlandengines interagency training exercise interagencytrainingexercise national park service nationalparkservice fish and wildlife service fishandwildlifeservice outdoor hat (Photos by Ryan Sutherland, Bureau of Land Management-Utah) Camp Williams — Fire officials and instructors from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service, Unified Fire Authority, Volunteer and Rural Fire Departments participated in the annual Engine Operator Workshop May 9-13, at Camp Williams. "Wildland engine modules make up the backbone of initial attack fire suppression resources across the nation,” said Incident Commander, Eric Haberstick. This training helps to ensure the effective use of engines for managing fires safely and efficiently during both initial and extended attack." The workshop is an intensive week-long course designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of firefighters currently working in Engine Operator positions within the Great Basin area. Established in 2002, the intent of the workshop is to teach the safe and effective use of engines in the wildland fire environment, and to provide an opportunity for hands-on training. “Successful interagency partnerships such as these are prevalent in the firefighting community because wildfire knows no boundaries. Working together enables land management agency to better leverage resources and respond efficiently to emergency situations,” said Haberstick. (Photos by Ryan Sutherland, Bureau of Land Management-Utah) Camp Williams — Fire officials and instructors from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service, Unified Fire Authority, Volunteer and Rural Fire Departments participated in the annual Engine Operator Workshop May 9-13, at Camp Williams. "Wildland engine modules make up the backbone of initial attack fire suppression resources across the nation,” said Incident Commander, Eric Haberstick. This training helps to ensure the effective use of engines for managing fires safely and efficiently during both initial and extended attack." The workshop is an intensive week-long course designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of firefighters currently working in Engine Operator positions within the Great Basin area. Established in 2002, the intent of the workshop is to teach the safe and effective use of engines in the wildland fire environment, and to provide an opportunity for hands-on training. “Successful interagency partnerships such as these are prevalent in the firefighting community because wildfire knows no boundaries. Working together enables land management agency to better leverage resources and respond efficiently to emergency situations,” said Haberstick. |