{"id":2185,"date":"2015-01-12T13:43:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T20:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:29","slug":"sawyer-usfs-volunteer-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=2185","title":{"rendered":"Sawyer &#8211; USFS Volunteer Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2186\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VC.jpg\" alt=\"VC\" width=\"996\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VC.jpg 996w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VC-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SAWYER CERTIFICATION LEVELS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apprentice Sawyer &#8211; \u201cA\u201d<\/strong> Sawyers have completed the nationally approved classroom and field training for general saw work (such as bucking, limbing, and the first basic steps in felling) or specialized uses. (such as construction, maintenance, and fencing) Generally they are trained at the local unit and must be supervised by a B or C level Sawyer during saw work activity, which may include slashing and felling in the least complex situations. During certification, the certifier has the authority to impose restrictions on Apprentice Sawyers as deemed necessary based on the skills demonstrated.Intermediate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intermediate Sawyer &#8211; \u201cB\u201d<\/strong> Sawyers are skilled saw operators capable of performing saw tasks as specified on their certification card without Supervision. Intermediate Sawyers are not permitted to certify other Sawyers. The certifier has the authority to impose restrictions on Intermediate Sawyers as deemed necessary based on the skills demonstrated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/t-d\/pubs\/htmlpubs\/htm11512815\/page06.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2187\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/situationalAWR.jpg\" alt=\"situationalAWR\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/situationalAWR.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/situationalAWR-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/t-d\/php\/library_card.php?p_num=0667%202C01\" target=\"_blank\">Publications and training manuals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcho.org\/wp\/educat\/sawyer-certification-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">BCHO Sawyer Page<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \/ \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/sbbchidaho.org\/html\/Training2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Squaw Butte Training<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/t-d\/pubs\/htmlpubs\/htm11512815\/page06.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Test your Situational Awareness<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAWYER CERTIFICATION LEVELS Apprentice Sawyer &#8211; \u201cA\u201d Sawyers have completed the nationally approved classroom and field training for general saw work (such as bucking, limbing, and the first basic steps in felling) or specialized uses. (such as construction, maintenance, and fencing) Generally they are trained at the local unit and must be supervised by a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-the-campfire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2185"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2191,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185\/revisions\/2191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}