Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

03/21/2026

Do you already miss us?

We already miss you!!

If you want to see some photos of the 2025 academy, including graduation of the 2026 S130/190 classes, check out our Flickr!

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCNE59

03/20/2026

That's a wrap!

The 2026 Academy is in the books, and we want to say a big thank you to a lot of people.

Thank you to the vendors, sponsors, volunteers, instructors, team members, and the STUDENTS for making the 24th Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy an amazing week!

Block out the week of March 14, 2027, for the silver anniversary, 25TH AWIMA!!

Have a great fire season!

03/20/2026

We have a winner!!

Congratulations to Dennis Stern, who submitted the winning photo in this year's photo contest!

The photo is from the 2025 Dragon Bravo fire.

This season, as you are on assignments, don't forget to take photos for next year's contest!

03/20/2026

It’s graduation day!!!

Our S130/190 students are getting their certificates right now and you can watch live!

https://www.youtube.com/live/zlANvFO8GXc?si=8kPYU6Ol_zCr7Z_l

03/20/2026

A huge thank you to all of the instructors at the Arizona Wildfire & Incident Management Academy for sharing your time, knowledge and expertise to make the 2026 academy such a big success! This year, the academy offered a few new classes, including the Women in Wildland Fire program. Students were able to participate in a hands-on, immersive training experience designed to introduce individuals to the diverse career paths, operations, and leadership opportunities within the wildland fire community.

For more information on the Women in Wildland Fire program, please visit our YouTube page at https://youtu.be/dCK7YFPKMaE?si=VWg45AgM9PC9ymhE

To view course offerings and prepare for the 2027 Arizona Wildfire & Incident Management Academy, please visit our website at https://www.azwildfireacademy.org/

03/20/2026

03/19/2026

In addition to the regular raffles, Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center is having a raffle too!
Tickets are $5 and the drawing is Friday at noon!
Get your tickets at the GMIHCLTC booth at the lower hangar!

03/19/2026

Another great week of instruction, learning, leadership, and networking!

It's been a great 24th Academy and there's still one day to go! Keep up the good work, everyone!

03/19/2026

03/19/2026

We want to say thanks to John Marsh and the folks at the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center for hosting an open house for Academy staff and students.

The GMIHCLTC is a non profit that is always looking for volunteers and financial assistance to continue their funding and is a great partner of the Academy.

03/18/2026

The Academy wants to thank everyone who attended last night's Tribute Night to recognize and remember our fallen firefighters. The event was a huge success and because of your generosity $29,000 was raised to support future scholarships.

And congratulations goes out to two very important contributors within the wildland community:

🏆Chief Robert Jennings with the Oracle Fire Department was nominated and selected as Firefighter of the Year.

🏆And our own Dean Steward received the Herb McElwee Loyalty Award.

Congratulations Chief Jennings and Dean. These awards are well deserved.