Title
Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy (CWFIMA)
Presenter:
Fire Chief Ted Collas
Body
Summary:
The CWFIMA group will brief City Council to introduce the Academy, what they offer, their history, and what is brought to the community during the week. The CWFIMA group will consist of the Incident Commander, Liaison Officer, Public Information Officer, and up to two trainees.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
This item supports the City's strategic goal relating to building community and collaborative relationships by supporting our first responders in their efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from major emergencies and disasters.
In 1996, a group of emergency responders from varied response disciplines founded the Colorado Wildfire Academy and Great Plains Wildfire College, realizing the need to provide training for the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, Incident Command Systems, and other quality emergency management courses.
Since their inception, these colleges and academies have delivered training to over 15,000 students. After the events of September 11, 2001, the Board has constantly modified the curriculum to meet the ever-changing requirements of fire, emergency medical, law enforcement, and other emergency management agencies and personnel. The value of incident management training has been reinforced numerous times with unprecedented fire seasons, the Columbia Shuttle Recovery and hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita.
In 2007, to address the future training needs of emergency management, the Board voted to adopt a single moniker to express its long-term commitment to a diverse curriculum of quality training. Therefore, the official name was changed to the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy (CWFIMA) and it became the "umbrella" over the Academy and College.
CWFIMA's mission statement is to "[p]romote safety and integrate the efforts of local, State, Federal, Tribal,...
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