Welcome to the Great PlainsWildfire College. The 2006 GPWC was held January 7-13, 2006. This 10th annual event continues at Northeastern Junior College, in Sterling, Colorado. The training included grassland fire fighting, and experience through field exercises. Join us for your next wildland fire training. Information pages have been disabled until the information for 2007 becomes available. In the interim, please visit classes available at the Colorado Wildfire Academy which will be held June, 2006 in Cortez.

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The previous Great Plains Wildfire Colleges have been tremendously successful; Northeastern Junior College has proven an excellent facility for the Wildfire College. The 2005 College was extended an extra day with more intermediate and advanced wildland fire courses offered. Over 600 people from 30 US states and Canada attended the 2005 Wildfire College. Many agencies were represented including state fire departments, Colorado State Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs along with many other local and state agencies. Colorado Fire Departments (including VFD’s) attended with assistance provided by the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) cost share grant offered by the Colorado State Forest Service.