The External Training program offers NWCG, FEMA, and agency-specific training to our local, state, and federal cooperators. The program consists of single-course deliveries, multiple-course events, Interagency Wildfire & Incident Management Academies, AHIMT training and exercises, and more.

For further details and current training being offered, please refer to our TFS training website: Link to upcoming ACADIS website. You may also contact your respective Regional Fire Coordinator for additional information.

SINCE 1998, THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY WILDFIRE AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ACADEMY HAS BROUGHT EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, TOGETHER TO BUILD ON THEIR SKILLS AND CAREER. THE ACADEMY STRIVES TO PROVIDE A DIVERSE AND WELL-ROUNDED LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND OFFERS ALL LEVEL OF CLASSES FROM BASIC WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER TO VARIOUS SUPERVISORY POSITIONS. WE OFFER TWO LARGE ACADEMIES A YEAR, ONE IN THE SPRING AND ONE IN THE FALL.

For further details and current training being offered, please refer to our TFS training ACADIS website: https://tiwa.tamu.edu

EAST TEXAS INTERAGENCY WILDFIRE & INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ACADEMY
The East Texas Academy is held in Lufkin, TX at Angelina Community College. The academy offers a wide variety of courses. The academy occurs in May of each year.

CAPITAL AREA INTERAGENCY WILDFIRE & INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ACADEMY The Capital Area Academy is held in McDade, TX at Camp Swift. The academy offers a wide variety of courses and usually provides the best opportunity for 300/400 level courses, including specialized training. The academy occurs in October of each year.

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) sets training standards for each NWCG position. Similarly, TFS works with cooperating agencies to identify training standards relating to the regional IMT program and agency-specific positions.

WILDLAND FIRE LEARNING PORTAL

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES – TFS TRAINING

NWCG 901-1 STANDARDS FOR COURSE DELIVERY

NWCG 310-1 STANDARDS FOR WILDLAND FIRE POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Having a better understanding of conditions of influence can help us get a better grasp of the pressures, goal conflicts, and other factors that affected the pertinent decisions and actions that took place during the event. Having a grasp of these conditions will aid in making systematic improvements to improve the way we engage in normal work every day.” FLA Guide (2018)

TFS Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) Reports

TFS Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) Reports For more information about the Facilitated Learning Analysis process and to browse an extensive database of FLA reports from across the US, click the following link to explore the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center website: https://www.wildfirelessons.net