1994 to 2027 - 33 YEARS OF TRAINING EXCELLENCE
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UPCOMING ACADEMY EVENTS
L-380: Fireline Leadership
November 17-20, 2026
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Embassy Suites - 7290 Commerce Center Dr,
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Brought to you in partnership:
Colorado Wildland Firefighting Resources & Recruitment Hub
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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