1994 to 2026 - 32 YEARS OF TRAINING EXCELLENCE
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UPCOMMING ACADEMY EVENTS
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2026 SUMMER ACADEMY
Grand Junction, Colorado
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Online Check-In (closed)
Online DEMOB (closed)
Monday June 1 - 5
A new location and host city for a Summer Academy!
2027 WINTER ACADEMY
More Information and dates coming this Summer
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