06/30/2019
The 2019 Western Washington Interagency Fire Training Academy has closed the doors for this training season. The Academy saw 425 students register and attend classes. There were 700 Certificates handed out to students who took various classes throughout the Academy, with 1900 hours of instruction time. There were 126 Cadre members representing the Instructors, the Plans Section, the Training Specialists, the Finance Section, Safety, the Logistics Section, the Public Information Officers, the Operations Section, Human Resources, the Medical Unit, the IC's and the Agency Administrator. Behind the scenes the Wildfire Divison and the Tumwater Wildfire Cache coordinated orders placed and ensured they made a timely appearance at the Academy. The Olympic Region came in to camp with a new kitchen, 3 crews, 3 kitchen managers and a DOC crew. We also welcomed to this years Academy 95 members of the National Guard. They were a great addition to the Academy. We would like to thank all who attended the Academy this year. We wish you a safe and successful wildfire season. Be SAFE throughout the year, See it Say it, and have a great year. We look forward to your return next year should your training requirements be found at the Academy.
