For Immediate Release
October 9, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY
CAPITAL INTERAGENCY WILDFIRE & INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ACADEMY
WHO: Personnel from multiple participating agencies
Academy partners include the Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Army National Guard, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Weather Service, The Nature Conservancy and the Texas Wildfire Association.
WHAT: Media is invited to attend Field Day to learn more about the academy and visit classes covering engine operations, chainsaw work and tactical decision making in the wildland urban interface.
WHEN: 11:00 a.m. – midafternoon
Oct. 13, 2019
WHERE: Camp Swift, 856 FM 2336, GATE 5
McDade, Texas 78650
WHY: The 22nd annual Capital Interagency Wildfire & Incident Academy provides professional training on a variety of wildfire and incident management subjects to students from different agencies and disciplines.
RSVP TO: Kari Hines
512-375-0354
khines@tfs.tamu.edu
RSVP’s are required to gain access to Camp Swift. Even if you are unsure if a reporter will attend the event, please reserve your spot by Oct. 10, 2019.
Contacts:
Kari Hines, Public Information Officer, Texas A&M Forest Service, 512-375-0354, khines@tfs.tamu.edu
Texas A&M Forest Service Communications Office, 979-204-3202, newsmedia@tfs.tamu.edu