31 YEARS OF TRAINING EXCELLENCE!
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The Colorado Wildland Fire Conference will be held at the Fort Collins Marriott
2026 CWFC
Join us for our 2026 Winter Academy in Colorado Springs and help support our sponsor below.
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April 14-16, 2026
2026 Summer Academy
Location and Dates To Be Announced
2026 Winter Academy
January 10-16, 2026 at University of Colorado Springs
February 9-13, 2026 at the Marriott (Tech Center Dr)
OUR MISSION
Promote safety and integrate the efforts of local, State, Federal, Tribal, private sector, and non-governmental emergency response organizations by utilizing the Incident Command System and facilitating a national approach to domestic incident management by providing both the cognitive and hands-on incident management knowledge, instructed by the nations brightest authorities.
OUR HISTORY
It all began in 1994, as a small group of interagency cooperators offered a small 5-day wildfire training event in Black Forest, Colorado. After the tragic events of the South Canyon Fire, interest in wildfire training grew rapidly. By 1996, attendance was over 500 and the official training event was called the Colorado Wildfire Academy……….. READ MORE
1994 South Canyon Fire
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The Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy is hosted under the Upper Arkansas Valley Wildfire Foundation, Inc. A 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT organization. The academy is operated through grant dollars and registration fees. If you would like to make a donation