Sawyer Certification Class Registration

Sawyer Certification Class Registration
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You are applying for sawyer certification, required of all crosscut and chain saw sawyers cutting on Forest Service managed lands. This certification is a USFS certification and is achieved by attending a BCHW course consisting of an all-day classroom and field training. Attending BCHW Saw Certification class alone does not guarantee certification.

Certification cards will only be issued to applicants who exhibit safety and skilled proficiency using the chainsaw/crosscut saw in field demonstration during the course and have current First Aid/CPR cards.

Crosscut certifications requires 16 or + years of age, chain saw requires 18 or + years of age.
Contact Information
Name*

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Email*
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BCHW, BCHW Chapter, USFS, Organization, Independent.
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Please choose which class you are registering for!*

Basic Saw CertificationAdvanced Sawyer Training
Below you will select the class you want to attend. If there is not a class near you, then select "Any Class" and we will contact an Instructor/Evaluator in your area.
Certification Information
Please select the class you want to register for from the list below
Select the Date of the class you want to attend! If class is full please do not select it as your choice!*

July 26 - 27, 2025, 2-Day BCHW chainsaw only FS Saw Certification class. Saturday Jul 26 classroom only, at Key Bank Enumclaw, 1212 Cole St, Instructors: Tom Faubion and Gary Zink. Actual certification day(s) will be offered during a real-world BCHW logout trip sometime after July 27 or at your organization's logout location and convenience.9:00am at 1212 Cole St., Enumclaw, WA.Any ClassFINISHED May 10, 2025, 10237 US-12, Naches, WA. 98937 Instructor: Ed Letcher. Classroom portion at Naches Ranger District Station. Field training and certification at Crow Lake Way Traiolhead on May 29th thru June 1stFINISHED March 22, 2025, Buck Creek Work Center, 8:00am, field training and certification for Blues Crew sawyers. Instructor: Larry Wachtel, walkman529@live.com/(509) 730-0269FINISHED April 4 - 6, 2025, Chainsaw Cert and Recerts, Cispus Training Center, 2142 Cispus Rd, Randle, WA. Instructor: Tony KarnissFINISHED April 13, 2025, Crosscut/Chainsaw Cert Class in Deer Park, WA. Instructor: Darrell Wallace
Please select your current Certification Level Below
Current Chainsaw Certification Level (choose one)*

"A" Sawyer Chainsaw--Beginner, novice, with little or no experience"B" Sawyer Chainsaw--Experienced chainsaw or operator"C" Sawyer Chainsaw--chainsaw operator with years of logging and cutting experienceNone
Current Crosscut Certification Level (choose one)*

"A" Sawyer Crosscut--Beginner, novice, with little or no experience"B" Sawyer Crosscut--Experienced crosscut saw operator"C" Sawyer Crosscut--crosscut saw operator with years of logging and cutting experienceNone
Previous Certifying Agency/select from the dropdown.*
Previous Certification Date

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Certification level you are seeking?
Chainsaw Certification Level you are seeking? (choose one)*

"A" Sawyer Chainsaw--Beginner, novice, with little or no experience"B" Sawyer Chainsaw--Experienced chainsaw operator"C" Sawyer Chainsaw--chainsaw operator with years of logging and cutting experienceNone
Crosscut Certification Level you are seeking? (choose one)*

"A" Sawyer Crosscut--Beginner, novice, with little or no experience"B" Sawyer Crosscut--Experienced crosscut saw operator"C" Sawyer Crosscut--crosscut saw operator with years of logging and cutting experienceNone
Certification Level "A" is good for 3 years. But recommend yearly training

Certification Levels "B" and "C" are both good for 3 years!

"All certifications expire 3 years from certification date.
Do you have crosscut saw experience?*

YesNo
Do you have chain saw experience?*

YesNo
IMPORTANT!

Read the following!

Certification Note

By USFS-BCHW charter, we are allowed to certify only those who hold a valid First Aid and CPR card by class time. If not, you will need to wait until you have your card before taking a certification class.
My First Aid/CPR card expires on?

MonthDayYear
Date
Please upload copy of current FA/CPR Card here.

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"BCHW membership is not required in order to be certified. However, we would appreciate your support of our mission by joining BCHW. Follow this link to join BCHW: Online Membership Application

"Please note that candidates seeking their initial certification must obtain, read and understand the course student guide two weeks before class so we can better accommodate the session schedule."

"Students who come to their initial certification class without accomplishing their reading assignment will be asked to take the next class."
You may obtain your copy of the "Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Training Course, Student’s Guidebook, 2006, publication number 0667–2805–MTDC" by clicking on the link below and downloading it.

You can also go to www.bchw.org and click on the Sawyer Program Under thre Student Section. Download it and/or print it and put it into a 3-ring notebook. You must read this manual before class, so do it now.

Chain Saw and Crosscut Training Course Student Guidebook
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