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Our mission is to provide coordination, education and implementation of the Incident Command System in Minnesota and support fire and all-risk incidents in the nation.

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Updated on 6.6.2025 at 10:40 a.m.

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2025 Minnesota Wildfire Academy Highlights

Many thanks to the interagency academy coordinators, instructors, students and incident management team members for making the 2025 Minnesota Wildfire Academy another memorable learning experience. Between June 2 – 6, 2025, 429 students attended 18 courses, taught by 76 instructors. Participants joined us from:

– 4 states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan)

– 14 Minnesota fire departments

– 16 organizations, including non-profit, private, state, and federal agencies, and multiple Tribal Nations

The Minnesota Wildfire Academy was created in 2001 and has been running for 24 years! The Academy provides education that meets national standards which allows students to support fires not only in Minnesota, but throughout the U.S. It gives the next generation of wildland firefighters the tools and knowledge to set them up for success, while allowing intermediate and advanced wildland firefighters to gain new skills and leadership training to move into higher positions. These are just some of the aspects that make the Academy such an important tool in ensuring Minnesota’s readiness and wildland fire response.

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