Wildfire Academy
New York Wildfire & Incident Management Academy
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
SUNY @ Stony Brook
50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409
Charles T. Hamilton, Academy Coordinator
Irene E. Ostapow, Assistant Academy Coordinator
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in conjunction with the Central Pine Barrens Wildfire Task Force, will hold the twelfth annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy (NYWIMA) from October 23 through November 1, 2009 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY.
This year the Academy will offer 30 courses and will once again offer an Incident Management Team Trainee program. Since the Academy was formed in 1998 it has offered 255 courses in incident management, wildland firefighting and prescribed fire to approximately 4,800 local and national emergency response personnel.
This year's academy will feature seven advanced level classes in incident management that the Academy is offering in conjunction with the New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO). Course offerings are: (O-400) Incident Commander, (O-403) Public Information Officer, (O-404) Safety Officer, (O-430) Operations Section Chief, (O-440) Planing Section Chief, (O-450) Logistics Section Chief and (O-402) Liaison Officer.
Participants in the Incident Management Team trainee program will shadow and work with Academy managers in the Academy's Operations, Planning and Logistics sections. The trainee programs will be held in two sessions sections that are scheduled to run from October 23 through October 27 and from October 28 - November 1.
The Academy will once again continue its regional leadership in prescribed fire training by offering Smoke Management Techniques (RX-301) Prescribed Fire Implementation and (RX-341) Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Planning.
This year's Academy will also once again offer several course groupings that closely follow position training qualification listings for wildland and prescribed fire positions found in PMS 310-1 Wildland and Prescribed Fire Qualifications System Guide and FSH 5109.17 Fire and Aviation Management Qualifications Handbook. Course groupings include concentrated training programs focusing on the training necessary for wildland firefighters to perform in Firefighter Type 1, Crew and Engine Boss, Incident Commander Type 4, and Prescribed Fire Burn Boss (RXB2).
DEC will conduct the Academy along with a consortium of federal, state and county agencies including: (Federal) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (State) Central Pine Barrens Commission, Central Pine Barrens Wildfire Task Force, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, New York State Emergency Management Office, New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control (County and Other Organizations) Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services, Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation, Suffolk County Incident Management Team, Fire Department New York (FDNY) and the Colorado Wildfire and Incident Management Academy and The Nature Conservancy.
Class registrations must be received by the close of business on Tuesday, September 30, 2009. Students whose registrations are postmarked after this date will be assessed an additional $5 per day for each day of class enrollment. Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment standards by September 14 will be cancelled.
If you have any questions about the 2009 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy, you may E-Mail me at fireacad@gw.dec.state.ny.us or you can call me directly at 631-444-0270.
Very truly yours,
Charles T. Hamilton,
Academy Coordinator
More about Wildfire Academy:
- 2009 Wildfire Academy Announcement and Brochure - New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy
- 2009 Wildfire Academy Information for Attendees - New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy
- Wildfire Academy Goals and Objectives - Goals and Objectives of New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy
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- 2000 Wildfire Academy Photo Album - New York Wildfire and Incident Management
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