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.

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.

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.

• 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. 

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

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