Printer-friendly2008 Wildfire Academy Announcement and Brochure
The New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with 470 students taking classes over the Academy's 10-day run ending on November 4, 2007. The 2008 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy will be held from October 24, 2008 to November 2, 2008. The official Academy class offering will be announced by mid-May or earlier, but the Academy has tentatively listed the following class offering for 2008. Additional classes may be added to this list, but registration will start only after the official Academy brochure is released.
| Classes | Dates |
|---|---|
| Basic ICS (I-200) | 10/24 - 10/25 |
| Intermediate ICS (I-300) | 10/27 - 10/29 |
| Advanced Incident Command System (I-400) |
10/30 - 11/1 |
| Basic Firefighting & Wildfire Behavior (S-130/190 - A) | 10/27 - 11/1 |
| Basic Firefighting & Wildfire Behavior (S-130/190 - B) | 10/24 - 10/26, 11/1 - 11/2 |
|
Firefighter Type 1 |
10/27 |
| Initial Attach Incident Commander (S-200) | 11/1 - 11/2 |
| Portable Pumps & Water Use (S-211) | 10/24 - 10/26 |
| Fire Operations in the Urban Interface (S-215) | 10/24 - 10/27 |
| Single Resource Crew Boss (S-230) | 10/30 - 11/1 |
| Engine Boss (Single Resource) (S-231) | 11/2, extended day |
| Ignitions Operations (S-234 - A) | 10/24 - 10/27 |
| Ignition Operations (S-234 - B) | 10/28 - 10/31 |
| Incident Business Management (S-260) | 10/26 - 10/28 |
| Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290) | 10/26 - 10/29 |
| Human Factors on the Fireline (L-180) | 10/29 |
| Followship to Leadership (L-280) | 10/30 - 10/31 |
| Incident Commander Extended Attack (S-300) | 10/28 - 10/29 |
| Task Force/Strike Team Leader (S-330) | 10/27 - 10/29 |
| Division Supervisor (S-339) | 10/30 - 11/1 |
| Situation Unit Leader (S-346) | 10/24 - 10/26 |
| Facilities Unit Leader (S-354) | 10/24 - 10/26 extended days |
| Helibase Manager (S-371) | 10/29 - 11/1 |
| Advanced Fire Behavior Calculations (S-390) | 10/30 - 11/2 |
| Safety Officer (S-404) | 10/24 - 10/27 |
| Intro. to Fire Effects (RX-310) | 10/28 - 10/31, extended days |
| Smoke Management Techniques (RX-410) | 10/24 - 10/27 |
| Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination (Management-210) | 10/24 - 10/28 |
| Incident Management Team Workshop - A | 10/24 - 10/28 |
| Incident Management Team Workshop - B | 10/29 - 11/2 |
The Academy's innovative Incident Management Team Workshops as well as a two five-day Incident Management Team Trainee Programs will be part of the 2008 Academy course and training offering. Goals of these two programs are noted below. The exact days for the two Incident Management Team Trainee Programs will be announced by mid-May.
Students in the Incident Management Team trainee program assisted in the daily management of the Academy and were part of the Academy's Incident Management Team. Incident Management Team trainees were also formed into their own Incident Management Team and tasked with developing an Incident Action Plan for a real-life all-hazard, all-risk scenario.
Goals of these programs are outlined below.
Incident Management Team Workshop Mission Statement
- To adhere to the five primary goals of the NYWIMA;
- To develop team building skills that will shape local initial response and longer duration response efforts by first responders and Incident Management Teams (IMT) team members.
Incident Management Team Workshop Goals and Objectives
- To serve as an opportunity for Type 3 IMT teams to develop solutions to potential all-risk, all-hazard scenarios;
- To serve as a refresher opportunity for Type 3 and other IMT teams;
- To produce familiarity with the roles and responsibilities of IMT team members;
- To promote networking and future learning opportunities for IMT team members;
- To evaluate and document IMT team members performance during the workshop;
- To counsel workshop attendees and IMT team members on future training needs.
Incident Management Team Workshop Training Program
Trainees in the Incident Management Team Workshop will:
- Review case studies on real life all-risk, all-hazard response efforts;
- Meet with Incident Commanders from state and national IMT teams;
- Participate in NYWIMA Command and General Staff meetings;
- Shadow NYWIMA Incident Management Team members during the conduct of the Academy;
- Receive in-depth training in Logistics, Operations and Planning from regionally and nationally recognized trainers;
- Review tools for developing pre-response plans and after action reviews;
- Be formed into an IMT team to develop an Incident Action Plan for a potential all-risk, all-hazard event.
Incident Management Team Trainee Program
The trainee program is open to any individual who wishes to sign up for a minimum five day trainee program. Trainees in this program will shadow and work with NYWIMA IMT members for a full five days.
