Landowners Learn Skills Needed to Safely Dispose of Large Burn Piles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy Michael Davis, Public Information Officer 505-350-6767 mdavis@elkcreekfire.org

Gunnison, CO – Every Landowner is strongly encouraged to take wildfire mitigation steps to protect his or her property. Dropping the trees and creating firebreaks is often the easy part. Once this is done the Landowner is left with huge piles of slash and timber that must be disposed of, but how to do this safely? The Colorado Wild Fire & Incident Management Academy in Gunnison, Colorado is offering the CCBB/RXB3: Certified Burner/Introduction to Agency Burn Boss (RXB3) class, June 10 through 12, 2016. This class gives the Landowner the same tools and technics that an Agency Burn Boss uses to perform burning operations. For course information and registration visit www.cwfima.com ###

Gunnison High School, Gunnison Colorado to Host 2016 Summer CWFIMA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy Michael Davis, Public Information Officer 505-350-6767 mdavis@elkcreekfire.org

Gunnison, CO – Approximately 500 emergency responders from across the nation will converge on Gunnison, Colorado, June 6 through 12, 2016, to attend the Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy (CWFIMA), in association with The Upper Arkansas Valley Wildland Fire Foundation. Nationally recognized as one of the premier training venues, the CWFIMA will offer classes on incident management, wildland fire, and leadership, including NWCG wildfire and DHS-FEMA all-hazards approved courses. In addition, the Academy provides opportunities for students to train in specific emergency response job functions. “The opportunity to provide quality training to emergency responders who have exhibited such resilience after the past few years is both unique and rewarding. In some small way we hope the Academy can contribute to further enhancing the knowledge and skills of those who have served their communities and the State of Colorado so well,” says Academy Incident Commander James Krugman. The CWFIMA is accepting tax-deductible donations to provide local emergency responders with free tuition. The CWFIMA is committed to providing quality, affordable training. Since its inception, the CWFIMA has worked with local, state and national agencies to deliver training to over 15,000 students. The value of this training was demonstrated during responses to Colorado’s unprecedented 2012 and 2013 wildfire seasons, and the 2013 Colorado Floods, where the Incident Command System served as the model for both response and recovery, as well as student contributions at the national level at the Columbia Shuttle Recovery, Hurricane’s Ivan, Katrina and Rita.