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Guard members earn 'Red Card' to fight wildland fires

from U.S. Army

Guard members earn 'Red Card' to fight wildland fires U.S. Army About 40 Idaho Citizen-Soldiers attended the Idaho National Guard's first wildland firefighting training course at Gowen Field in June. Training consisted of two online introduction courses and 32 hours of Basic Firefighting and Wildland Fire Behavior courses. Guard members also completed a pack test consisting of a three-mile ruck march carrying a 45-pound pack in less than 45 minutes. READ MORE

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