FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
January 29, 2021
CWFIMA Contact: Tracy LeClair The Blue Cell, LLC Contact: Jim Erickson
(970) 471-5284 / tleclair@eagleriverfire.org 1-800-866-0840 x 3/ Jimerickson@thebluecell.com
CWFIMA PARTNERS WITH THE BLUE CELL, LLC
TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL CLASSES FOR 2021
WINTER ACADEMY
Colorado Springs, CO – Each
January, the Upper Arkansas Valley Wildland Fire Foundation hosts nearly 1,000 emergency
responders during the week-long Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident
Management Academy (CWFIMA). Despite the challenges of COVID-19, this year’s
classes are still taking place, albeit in a slightly different format. Many of
the 2021 Winter classes are taking place virtually, with the assistance of a
long-time partner.
The Blue Cell, LLC, as the most active in-person and virtual Incident
Command System and consequence management training company in the United
States, was the perfect choice to partner with CWFIMA to host ICS-300
Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents on January
26-28, 2021. The effort this week was a first of its kind, instructing over 100
students in three separate virtual ICS-300 sessions simultaneously from The
Blue Cell Interactive Training Center in Aurora, Colorado.
Students participated from 20 states, across 5 times zones, and
represented numerous local, state, and federal agencies as well as private and
nonprofit organizations involved in emergency response. A similar offering of ICS-400
Advanced ICS for Command & General Staff in Complex Incidents is scheduled
for March 30-31, 2021.
“The Academy remains committed to its mission statement of providing
both cognitive and hands-on incident management knowledge, instructed by the
nation’s brightest authorities,” explained Academy Incident Commander Jim
Krugman. “This year we just had to get a little creative in how we fulfilled
our commitment to our students.”
Since its inception in 1994, the CWFIMA has
worked collaboratively with local, state and national agencies to deliver
training to over 30,000 students, and offers courses and exercises related to
all-hazard incident management, wildland fire, and leadership. This
nationally-recognized Academy is one of the largest wildland fire and incident
management training events in the United States.
For a full schedule of in-person and virtual CWFIMA classes, visit www.cwfima.org.
The Blue Cell has an extensive upcoming calendar of virtual trainings
focusing on ICS- 300, ICS-400 G-191 and G-2300. Visit www.thebluecell.com for more information.
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For more information about the Academy or
course offerings please visit: www.CWFIMA.com or follow us on Twitter @CWFIMA and on Facebook, Colorado
Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy.
