An incident qualification card, universally called a red card, verifies that a wildland firefighter has passed the required physical fitness tests and completed the necessary training for specific roles. It lists the individual's qualifications, such as firefighter, crew boss, or faller, and must be carried on wildland deployments to prove eligibility for the assignment.
Heard on the job
You can't get on the crew manifest until the training officer updates your red card.
Insider tip
To keep a red card active, a firefighter must pass the arduous pack test every year.
Also heard as
- incident qualification card