Preparing for Wildfires

PREPARING FOR WILDFIRES

FIRE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS: TRAINING

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Texas A&M Forest Service provides nationally accredited wildfire and emergency management training throughout Texas to local, state and federal organizations. Training opportunities are offered that accommodate as few as one firefighter to an entire host organization or to multiple organizations. Texas A&M Forest Service training is coordinated by the Incident Response Department Training Section and delivered by qualified and experienced agency staff.

+ Mission Statement

It is the mission of Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Response Department Training Section to use current information, modern tools, techniques and experienced instructors to provide our students with the knowledge and skills needed to quickly, efficiently and safely respond to wildfires and all-hazard incidents in Texas.

+ Wildfire Training

Texas A&M Forest Service delivers quality wildfire training using qualified and experienced instructors, and is accredited by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, Texas State Firemen and Fire Marshal’s Association and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. For more information, or to request wildfire training for your organization contact your local Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Fire Coordinator (PDF, 1MB)or email the Training Section.

+ Incident Management Training

Texas A&M Forest Service delivers quality incident management training using qualified and experienced instructors, and includes the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System. Texas A&M Forest Service incident management system training is accredited by local, state and federal organizations including the National Wildfire Coordination Group and FEMA.

For more information, or to request incident management training for your organization contact your local Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Fire Coordinator (PDF, 1MB) or email the Training Section.

+ Interagency Training Academies

Texas A&M Forest Service Training Section co-sponsors four Texas Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academies annually. Most of the courses offered at the interagency academies follow FEMA and/or National Wildfire Coordinating Group guidelines. Qualified instructors use accredited curriculum to ensure that the classes are accredited nationally and often internationally.

These four academies are:

The Capital Area Interagency Wildfire & Incident Management Academy hosted each fall at Camp Swift (Bastrop, TX)
The East Texas Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy hosted each spring at Angelina Community College (Lufkin, TX)
The Central Texas Wildfire Academy hosted each winter at Camp Bowie (Brownwood, TX)
The Mile-High Wildland Fire Academy hosted each winter in Fort Davis, Texas.

For more information on these academies visit TIWA Academy registration or contact the academy registrar at: academyregistrar@tiwa.tamu.edu or 979-458-7330.

+ Texas A&M Forest Service Drill Night Presentations

Texas A&M Forest Service Drill Night Presentations are provided for the use of fire departments to present brief introductions and overviews of information.

CAREERS

Texas A&M Forest Service offers careers that can take you anywhere from a wildfire line defending lives and homes, to a forest protecting and conserving Texas natural resources to a computer working on a new application to create solutions for Texans across the state.

HEALTHY TREES, HEALTHY LIVES

Research reinforces what much of the forestry community already knows — that trees have a positive impact on human health. Learn more.

STATE FOREST CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Join us as we celebrate the landmark of our state forest’s centennial year. Texas state forests are essential to our ecosystems, communities, and growth in the forestry industry.

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Texas A&M Forest Service honors personnel and service at its 2024 annual meeting
Texas A&M Forest Service held the agency’s annual personnel meeting today in Tyler, Texas. Statewide agency employees gathered to recognize the past year’s agency accomplishments and employee achievements.

Texas A&M Forest Service aids in East Texas community reforestation project
On Saturday, Nov. 9, Texas A&M Forest Service planted over 150 trees at Morris Frank Park Wetlands in Lufkin. During the event, 280 saplings were also distributed to community members.

Cost-share program available to help prevent Southern Pine Beetle threats
Texas A&M Forest Service is offering landowners financial and technical assistance through the Southern Pine Beetle cost-share program.

11/12/2024 6:00:00 PM
Texas A&M Forest Service honors personnel and service at its 2024 annual meeting
Texas A&M Forest Service held the agency’s annual personnel meeting today in Tyler, Texas. Statewide agency employees gathered to recognize the past year’s agency accomplishments and employee achievements.

11/11/2024 3:35:00 PM
Texas A&M Forest Service aids in East Texas community reforestation project
On Saturday, Nov. 9, Texas A&M Forest Service planted over 150 trees at Morris Frank Park Wetlands in Lufkin. During the event, 280 saplings were also distributed to community members.

11/6/2024 3:15:00 PM
Cost-share program available to help prevent Southern Pine Beetle threats
Texas A&M Forest Service is offering landowners financial and technical assistance through the Southern Pine Beetle cost-share program.

FIRE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS: TRAINING

CAREERS

HEALTHY TREES, HEALTHY LIVES

STATE FOREST CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

NEWSROOM

CAREERS

HEALTHY TREES, HEALTHY LIVES

STATE FOREST CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE

TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE

ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATION

STATE OF TEXAS

STATE OF TEXAS

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