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2026 FRCC Wildland Fire Course Schedule
We are currently putting together a Wildland Fire Academy with our partners at Front Range Community College (FRCC) that will take place in April 2026 in Fort Collins, Colorado. The courses we will be offering are FREE for participants to take, though participants will have to pay for their transportation to and from Fort Collins if they will be coming in from out of town. We are likely going to be able to cover lodging in a hotel for those coming in from out of town, though we can provide the participants with more of this information down the line.
We are looking for about 18 students per course and still have opens seats in each of the courses. We have created a Microsoft Form for any interested applicants to fill out. Our staff will be reviewing these applications in the next few weeks, so please pass this along to any of your contacts and/or folk you feel might have interest in participating. The link is below:
Wildland Fire Academy Application/Registration – Fill out form
Thank you and feel free to reach out with any questions
S-131
Firefighter Type 1
Online pre-course work & 1 day in-person
April 20th, 2026
S-211
Portable Pumps and Water Use
2 days in-person
April 21st-22nd, 2026
L-280
Followership to Leadership
Online pre-course work & 2 days in-person
April 23rd-24th, 2026
S-215
Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface
3 days in-person
April 25th-26th-27th, 2026
Annual Fire Refresher & Pack Test
RT-130 / WCT - 2026 Schedule by zone. Scan QR to register
RT-130 / WCT - East Zone
April 14 - Edwards CO
May 12 - Edwards CO
June 12 - Silverthorne CO
RT-130 / WCT - Central Zone
March 24 - Carbondale, CO
April 7 - Silt, CO
May 5 - Rifle, CO
June 9 - Rifle, CO
RT-130 / WCT - West Zone
March 31 - Grand Junction
April 14 - Grand Junction
May 12 - Grand Junction
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Predictions And Trends For The 2026 Wildfire Season. Tech, Workforce, Aviation, And The Slippery Slope Of Wildfire Betting Markets.
These include some fairly straightforward predictions about the Initial Attack policy being ramped up again, increased use of large aviation platforms and autonomous aircraft, retention and recruitment, and the big one… a surge in wildland fire betting markets.
Wildfire betting markets popped up during the Palisades Fire in California in 2025, and I have a feeling they will only increase until they are adequately addressed. It’s a free market, but there are clear issues that could arise if this trend continues.