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Arizona Wildfire & Incident Management Academy
Prepares for 2012 Fire Season Training WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The tenth annual Arizona Wildfire & Incident Management Academy will take place March 10-16, 2012 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
in Prescott, Arizona. Organizers say about 4,000 students have attended the Academy since its inception.
There will be over 40 classes at the Academy to prepare firefighters for the 2012 season. Registration is underway at
www.azwildfireacademy.org. Tuition is $65.00 per day which includes all course materials, breakfast,
lunch and tent camping on-site at Embry-Riddle. Hotel accommodations are available at additional cost.
Pete Gordon, Incident Commander, comments, “Training at the Academy includes formal lectures, hands-on demonstrations and practical exercises to make
the most of the learning process. Part of our mission is to help prepare firefighters to safely and effectively accomplish the missions that they are asked to perform. We are proud of the training we offer and look forward to a fun and educational week for
all of our students.” For those interested in the training but unable to secure funding, there are scholarships to help offset costs. To apply for a scholarship, please find
the application on the website, complete it online and send it to the Academy. Participants at the week-long event include firefighters in federal, state, local and volunteer departments from many states. Besides working to provide
the skills and technical expertise required to meet the challenge that wildland fire poses, the Academy also provides an opportunity for trainee assignments for those interested in learning more about incident management.
The Arizona Wildfire Academy is a non-profit organization with the mission of developing professional and safe responses in the wildland environment
by offering training and education that meet National Wildfire Coordinating Group standards.
Training courses include Basic Firefighting and Wildland Fire Behavior; Leadership; Wildfire Power Saws; Fire Operations in the Urban Interface; Public
Information Officer; and many others. For more information please call Punky Moore, Information Officer, at 928-635-5653.
### Punky Moore Fire Information Officer Williams & Tusayan Ranger Districts 742 S. Clover Rd. Williams, AZ 86046 928-635-5653 To receive official Forest Service information by e-mail, please subscribe by visiting http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription/ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription If you wish to make changes to an existing account, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/changes.shtml |
