Dress code – In order to promote a professional educational environment, a dress code is required for all course attendees. Casual attire is appropriate with sturdy, closed toe shoes, long pants, and shirts without holes or offensive material. Shorts, skirts, open toed shoes/sandals, tank tops, and any revealing/offensive clothing is not permitted. Attendees in violation may be removed from their course without refund.
Registration – Available November 1 - March 10. You must pay at the time of registration – all major credit cards are accepted. Upon successfully registration and processing payment, you will receive an email confirmation. If that registration does not have your class listed on it, your registration is not complete. If you did not have to pay for your class and it said there is room available, something is wrong with your registration. Call us immediately so we can figure out what happened. If you wait, the class may fill and you will not get a spot in the class. If you selected the option to join the waitlist, you will not be required to pay at that time. Payment is only required to secure a spot when one is available.
Tuition is *$85/day (*There are a few exceptions for daily rate). There is also a one-time $5 non-refundable registration fee for each registration processed.
Cancellation: You have until February 28 to cancel and receive a 90% refund. If cancelling between February 28 and March 10, you will receive 50% refund. Cancelling after March 10, there are no refunds.
**DO NOT CREATE MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS. You can alter your registration at anytime by clicking the "already registered" in the red box above. This includes adding or dropping a course, swapping courses or cancelling. Creating multiple registrations will not allow the system to manage your student profile accurately, resulting in double booking yourself with overlapping courses. We will be unable to process refunds for students who overbook and cannot attend courses because of this.
Waitlist - If a class is full, you may select the option to join the waitlist. Joining the waitlist does NOT guarantee a spot in the class. If a spot opens up, an automated email will go out to those that signed up for the waitlist. Be sure to follow the directions in the email to modify your registration and pay for the course if still available. Read your confirmation email carefully to ensure that it says "waitlist" next to the course name.
You must check-in for class each day. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for the course, do not make travel arrangements to arrive after the scheduled start time or prior to the course completion time. Any student failing to attend the full course instruction and meet requirements of the course, including field days and exams, will not receive a certificate.
Academy Expectations - The Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy strives to create an enjoyable learning experience which supports the mission of the Academy and the organizations sponsoring that attend as students, faculty, and staff. Students and trainees should expect a learning environment which demonstrates civility and respect. Respect for the rights of others, for the Academy, and for our University hosts, staff, staff and property are essential expectations. During the period of the Academy’s scheduled classes and activities, these “expectations” apply to on-campus and off-campus behavior.
The academy reserves the right to refuse registration to students based on previous negative interactions.
Honesty in academic work is a central tenet of the Academy’s learning environment. Students and trainees are expected to demonstrate honesty in the completion of Academy class work. Presenting another’s work as one’s own or the act of seeking unfair academic advantage through cheating, plagiarism, or other dishonest means are contrary to the Academy’s “expectations”. In addition, failure to abide by these “expectations” may result in dismissal from the Academy.
Equal Opportunity Statement - The Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy strives to maintain an environment free from discrimination and harassment where faculty, staff and students treat each other with respect, dignity, and courtesy. The Academy adheres to the principle of equal educational opportunity without regard to age, race, color, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or national origin.
Further, the Academy is committed to the maintenance of an atmosphere of civility and respect for all individuals; individuals who feel that they have been harassed may obtain redress by bringing a complaint to the Academy Human Resources Specialist. Complaints will be responded to promptly. Confidentiality will be respected in the procedures, insofar as possible. Retaliation against individuals for bringing forward complaints is prohibited.
Access to Disability Resources for Students - The Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy welcomes requests for accommodations related to disability and will grant those that are determined to be reasonable and maintain the integrity of a program or curriculum. The Academy is dedicated to ensuring access and inclusion for all students with disabilities. We accomplish this through by partnering with students and instructors in the process of establishing reasonable accommodations. To make a request or begin a conversation about a possible request, please contact the academy as early as possible.
Meals – Your lunch is included on your class days – lunch tickets will be issued in your class. Lunch is all you can eat and there are several choices each day. Breakfast and dinner are available for purchase at the ERAU Cafeteria as these meals are NOT included with tuition.
Camping – there is no camping on the ERAU campus. If you wish to camp, the City of Prescott has opened Watson Lake camping area for first come first served basis.
Correspondence – Since the e-mails are automated, you may have email filters that will send our correspondence to junk/spam. Make an e-mail “rule” that allows you to receive e-mails from “Cvent” and info@azwima.org. Do not use an e-mail that you will not have access to for the months prior to your class. If you are a seasonal, use your personal e-mail.
Academy App – There is no app for our academy. Everything is available on our website.
