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Wildland firefighters from 40 states are in Colorado Springs to learn how to better take-on the increasing threat of wildfire at the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy
The Marin County Wildfire Academy trains seasonal firefighters with classroom and real world applications in preparation for the fire season.
Listen here: "There are plenty of jobs out there. You have to be willing to make a short-term sacrifice for a long-term goal," said Chief James Brakebill.
Two area staff from the Park Rapids Department of Natural Resources forestry office are using skills from the Minnesota Wildfire Academy courses they attended this spring in Grand Rapids as they work on crews in other states. It is the largest wildfire training program in the state.