Wildland Fire Explorer Academy Information

 
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General Information

  • The Academy will be on weekends (Friday 6:00 p.m. - Sunday 6:00 p.m.)
  • 4 consecutive weekends during Spring (February to May)
  • 200+ hours of specialized wildland firefighter training
  • Educational classroom learning and physical training
  • Graduates will meet/exceed entry-level wildland firefighter requirements

We are recruiting Explorers from Southern California. Limited slots are available. Click below for application.

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Interagency Participants

This academy is an interagency academy with participants from other various fire agencies. 

Academy usually has 50 Explorer Cadets from the following agencies:

  • USDA Forest Service FIRE (Post 99, POST 100 and Post 101)
  • Kern County Fire Dept.
  • Ventura County Fire Dept.
  • Los Angeles Fire Dept.
  • Oxnard Fire Dept.
  • Pasadena Fire Dept.
  • Chula Vista Fire Dept.


Agencies that have participated in the academy include:

  • 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 Authority
  • Bakersfield City Fire Dept.
  • Alhambra Fire Dept.
  • Hume Lake Fire Dept.
  • Riverside County F.D./Cal Fire.
  • Murrieta Fire Dept.
  • San Diego Fire Dept.
  • Chula Vista Fire Dept.

 

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