Chainsaw Certification Class

jmanic said:
Hello all-
Just a reminder JORBA is organizing a chainsaw safety training-
If you are interested, please complete the sign up sheet


If you are interested, please fill out this form to provide your info and available dates.
Chainsaw Safety Training Sign Up Form
Details about the training are included on the form.

Tagging folks who expressed interest but haven't signed up yet
@mtn @Ron @Cal28 @Matt_ @shrpshtr325 @mattybfat
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thanks for the tag, not sure how i missed this, but submitted based on the current state of my every changing availability
 
Completed the form. I'm unfortunately traveling almost the entire month of October (12th through the 27th), so trying to keep that first weekend open for prep and stuff.
 
@jmanic Form completed. Only variable that I can not factor right now is work, possible shutdowns. But I did select a date that I think would work best.
 
mtn said:
Update on the class dates for everyone?
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Sorry, this is on me-

The session will be held 10/26-27.
Those who signed up but can’t make that date will kept on file for future dates.
And if availability changes for anyone, we can make room on the scheduled date.
 
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I'm looking for a course suitable for beginners, for someone with zero experience with a chainsaw. My intention is to learn everything I can to eventually join a disaster team with the Red Cross. Is this course too advanced for me? If so, can anyone here point me in the direction of where i should start learning? The interent hasn't been very helpful. Thank you
 
AJ Dynomite said:
I'm looking for a course suitable for beginners, for someone with zero experience with a chainsaw. My intention is to learn everything I can to eventually join a disaster team with the Red Cross. Is this course too advanced for me? If so, can anyone here point me in the direction of where i should start learning? The interent hasn't been very helpful. Thank you
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This class is geared towards creating sawyers to clear blow downs in JORBA parks in order to keep trails clear. No experience is necessary but our goal for sponsoring this class is to mint new JORBA sawyers. Perhaps contact the Red Cross for training resources or your local fire dept or office of emergency management for disaster mgmt coursework.
 
onetracker said:
This class is geared towards creating sawyers to clear blow downs in JORBA parks in order to keep trails clear. No experience is necessary but our goal for sponsoring this class is to mint new JORBA sawyers. Perhaps contact the Red Cross for training resources or your local fire dept or office of emergency management for disaster mgmt coursework.
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Thank you!
 
AJ Dynomite said:
I'm looking for a course suitable for beginners, for someone with zero experience with a chainsaw. My intention is to learn everything I can to eventually join a disaster team with the Red Cross. Is this course too advanced for me? If so, can anyone here point me in the direction of where i should start learning? The interent hasn't been very helpful. Thank you
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From my experience, these basic courses certifying up to and including an A sawyer, are absolutely meant for people with no saw experience. Classroom instruction goes over everything from basic saw breakdown, to all safety issues, to saw handling and cut technique.
Think of it like this: a firearm instructor would prefer someone with zero experience over someone with worn in bad experience. It just starts from a fresh slate and builds up good, proper technique and safety. If it was a one day compressed course, I would discourage it, but being a two day course, I’d say it would be good and the instructor wouldn’t mind.
 
Also, I reconnected with an old coworker and will be taking the S-212 course in early Spring when it is held so I can obtain the FS cerification. May as well do the pack test as well to bump up to a red card, which will pretty much be universal cert anywhere in the US.
 
mtn said:
Also, I reconnected with an old coworker and will be taking the S-212 course in early Spring when it is held so I can obtain the FS cerification. May as well do the pack test as well to bump up to a red card, which will pretty much be universal cert anywhere in the US.
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Would you mind sharing the info about this course?
 
serviceguy said:
Would you mind sharing the info about this course?
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This one is being held privately for a fire agency.

But S-212 is Wildland Fire: Chainsaws. A longer course, more in depth as it is wildland fire based, but still the same base material. One of the two course certificates recognized by the FS. NJFFS holds a course annually, so for those interested, it may be best to contact the closest forest fire service headquarters. If routinely working in state lands nearby, they may let one or two non-fire personnel in.

Otherwise, definitely difficult to set something up specifically for this. Apparently the closest FS instructor is up near the Adirondacks or out in western PA. No idea how much they’d charge.
 
mtn said:
This one is being held privately for a fire agency.

But S-212 is Wildland Fire: Chainsaws. A longer course, more in depth as it is wildland fire based, but still the same base material. One of the two course certificates recognized by the FS. NJFFS holds a course annually, so for those interested, it may be best to contact the closest forest fire service headquarters. If routinely working in state lands nearby, they may let one or two non-fire personnel in.

Otherwise, definitely difficult to set something up specifically for this. Apparently the closest FS instructor is up near the Adirondacks or out in western PA. No idea how much they’d charge.
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Good pointers nevertheless. I'll look into it. Ah, and by fire agency you mean a fire department in the state?
 
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