Become a Wildland Firefighter – a meaningful and in-demand career
Read Cody Almanza’s story on his wildland firefighting career since graduating from Copper Mountain College’s Wildland Fire Academy #10, summer 2025.
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Wildland Firefighters kick ash! Set your career on fire!
Wildland Fire Academy 12 (June 2026): Zoom orientation (applicants must attend an orientation): Orientations are: 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 7; 1 p.m., Monday, May 18; 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 27; 1 p.m., Tuesday, June 2. Contact Chief Rickman for Zoom orientation link: trickman@cmccd.edu
Go to work as a wildland firefighter for your local fire department or for a state or national service — that’s the primary goal of these certificates and fire academy. You’re prepared to work with these aspects of fire service: Sizing up fire and emergency situations Fire detection & suppression equipment Emergency medical calls Calculating flow requirements Fire apparatus operation and maintenance Staying safe when responding to structure fires The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the U.S. Forest Service need trained firefighters to respond to wildfires and protect communities in their path. CMC Wildland Fire Academy students have been hired by: U.S. Forest Service: Oregon, Washington, San Bernardino, Angeles, Feather River-Plumas CARE Ambulance, Reno FD, Las Vegas AMR San Bernardino National Forest Fire Dispatch Morongo Valley Fire Department Yermo-Calico Fire Department Cathedral City Fire Department Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Park Service, and other agencies