Wildfire Training in the Black Hills

Training at the Black Hills Interagency Fire School

 

 

SDPB – A week-long school for firefighter trainees is held annually at the Box Elder Job Corps Center near Nemo, South Dakota.

The curriculum is a combination of classroom and field work.

Students learn about weather, topography, fuels, and other factors that can influence wildfire behavior.

31 students attended the school in May, 2018.

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Training at the Black Hills Interagency Fire School     SDPB – A week-long school for firefighter trainees is held annually at the Box Elder Job Corps Center near Nemo, South Dakota. The curriculum is a combination of classroom and field work. Students learn about weather, topography, fuels, and other factors that can influence wildfire […]

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