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Training Overview

All Firefly Rangers are required to do training every year. We’ve greatly expanded the options for training in recent years, so please be patient!

In preparation for training, please review the materials in this wiki indicated below for your level of experience.

Full basic training

"Full basic training" includes Policy & Procedure, Basic Ranger Skills, and Radio Basics. All off-site Firefly trainings include all of these. These are also covered by Black Rock City Ranger trainings (offered around the country), although we ask you to review our Policy & Procedures since many are Firefly-specific.

Alphas (1st year)

If this is your first year rangering, you will be an “alpha”. Please read our “How to become a Firefly Ranger” section. You will need full basic training (see above.)

Shiny Pennies (2nd Year)

If this is your second year rangering, you are a “shiny penny”. You still need full basic training but you are also encouraged to also take other trainings such as Echelon, Conflict Resolution, or Mentoring.

Returning Rangers (3rd+ Year)

If you have rangered two or more years, you will need to take P & P. If you haven’t done full training recently, we ask you to take Basic Skills.

You are also encouraged to take advanced training modules: Intro to Khaki (required for KIT & Khaki), Advanced Khaki, Conflict Resolution, Echelon, and ICS trainings.

See the modules spreadsheet for more details on advance training modules.

New Experienced Rangers

If you have extensive experience rangering at other events but have not been to Firefly before, we ask that you take our Firefly-specific Policy & Procedure, offered at all our trainings.

If you have any questions about your level of experience and requirements, email rangers@fireflyartscollective.org.

2017 Ranger Training Opportunities

SFTY3RD, May 12-14, 2017 in Scarborough, Maine.

Info Here; Register Here; this weekend includes all possible trainings, including ICS. Highly recommended if you can make it!

MIT Trainings in June

To be announced soon

Black Rock City Ranger Trainings

Sign up at http://rangers.burningman.org/training/

Shift sign up

Shift sign-up is through our new system used by all Firefly Cores; same account you used for ticketing: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ Please use your Ranger Handle for your “Burn name”.

You will need to have taken training OR you must be signed up for training in order to sign up for your shifts. As soon as we have a training date noted we will mark you as “trained” and send you an email about shift sign-up. (Note the button will still say “Requires: Ranger Training 2017”, try it anyway.) If you have any problems signing up for shifts, please email ranger-personnel@lists.fireflyartscollective.org.

ALPHAS ONLY: When you do sign up for shifts, your first shift will be as an “Alpha” ranger, where you walk with a mentor. Subsequent shifts will be regular “dirt” shifts.

See At-Event Ranger Roles for more details on eligibility for particular roles.

Keep In Touch

Any rangers who fill out the survey will be added to the ranger allcom list; you should also receive an invitation to join our Facebook group. Please keep an eye out for announcements!

If you have any questions, please email rangers@fireflyartscollective.org.