1994 to 2026 - 32 YEARS OF TRAINING EXCELLENCE
UPCOMMING EVENTS
2026 Winter ACADEMY
February 9-13, 2026
Marriott, Colorado Springs, CO
FINANCE WORKSHOP / IQS / L-381 / O-305 / S-203 SM / S-390 / S-357
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FEBRUARY SESSION AT THE MARRIOTT
ONLINE CHECK-IN IS NOW OPEN (click here)
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FIRE ON THE PLAINS
Otaro College, La Junta CO.
Training for Fire Departments, State and Federal Partners and those working on Job Performance Requirements (JPR’s)
April 9-12, 2026
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Fire On The Plains
At Otero College
Check-In
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CWFIMA SPRING TRAINING
April 13-17, 2026
Larimer County Office of Emergency Management, Northern Colorado Interagency Dispatch Center, Johnstown, Colorado
L-950 Incident Commander / L-965 Resource Unit Leader / L-971 Facilities Unit Leader
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CWFIMA SPRING TRAINING
At Larimer OEM
Check-In
Colorado Wildland Fire Conference
April 14-16, 2026
Fort Collins Marriott
2026 SUMMER ACADEMY
June 1-5, 2026
Location To Be Announced
More Information coming in February
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