ACADEMY INFORMATION

Academy #18 will begin March 31, 2012 and will end April 22, 2012. It will be on the Weekends, Friday, Saturdau, and Sunday for 4 weekends straight.

2012 Academy #18 Dates;

• March 30, 31, and April 1
• April 06, 07, 08
• April 13, 14, 15
• April 20, 21, 22

This Academy will be an Intense 120+ hour Wildfire Academy that will provide a Nationally Recognized Certification to all Graduates.

Contact us by email for an Application to attend the Academy.

Application Deadline- March 09, 2012

Week 1-

1. Working with Inmates Final
2. Fema IS-700a Final (take at the following link, http://emilms.fema.gov/IS700a/index.htm
3. Learn the 10 Standard Fire Fighting Orders. There will be a test!

Week 2-

1. 3 page Report & Poster on assigned topic.
2. Study for the 10's/18's Final.
3. Invite your friends, family, post advisors, and your fire chiefs to your Graduation.
4. Learn the Wildland Water Use Hand Signals that are in your IRPG, you will be tested.
5. Check this website daily for new assignments
6. If you can, Get yourself a Compass for Land Navigation training.

 Week 3-

1. Study for S-130 Unit 11 Quiz, Unit 17 quiz, and S-130 Final
2. 10's & 18's Final
3. Complete your final invitations

Week 4 of the Academy will be April 20, 21, & 22. Graduation will be April 22 @ 12:00 noon

• Notify those you invited that the Academy Graduation will be April 22, 2012 @ noon
• Monitor this website for more updates.

Last Year's Academy had 45 Explorer Cadets from the Following Agencies-

• US Forest Service Fire
• Kern County Fire Dept.
• Ventura County Fire Dept.
• Oxnard Fire Dept.
• Los Angeles County Fire Dept.
• Santa Barbara Fire Dept.
• West Covina Fire Dept.
• Orange County Fire Authority
• Fullerton Fire Dept.
• Alhambra Fire Dept.

U.S. Forest Service- Angeles National Forest

Los Angeles City Fire Dept.- Los Angeles County Fire Dept.- Pasadena Fire Dept.- Oxnard Fire Dept.- Kern County Fire Dept.-

Santa Barbara Fire Dept.- Downey Fire Department- Ventura County Fire Dept.- West Covina Fire Dept.-

Montebello Fire Dept.- Orange County Fire Dept.- Bakersfield City Fire Dept.- Alhambra Fire Dept.- Hume Lake Fire Dept.

more to come...