ANACONDA, MT– The week of June 10-14, Anaconda JCCCC hosted it’s associating Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (BDNF) for annual fire season training. Guard School is designed for first-year firefighters, who have never fought a wildland fire.  Different courses are offered every day throughout the week to prepare novices with information about fire weather, fire behavior, terrain, fuel types, equipment, etc. 

Pictured top: A yurt is set up for Guard School dining and positioned outside of the culinary arts classroom, where Anaconda JCCCC culinary arts students get to train for their future fire assignments as Kitchen Crew. Kitchen Crews support the caterers the feed the firefighters on the incidents.

Pictured middle left: Dillon Interagency Dispatch Center (DIDC) assistant manager, Patty Williams, prepares multiple forms for the 100+ Anaconda JCCCC students who will complete the forms to be red-carded and hired as AD’s by DIDC for the upcoming season.

Pictured middle right: BDNF Aviation/Training Officer, Dennis Morton, discusses various pieces of the annual refresher course with Anaconda JCCCC students and staff who are anticipating working on the fire incidents throughout the state and the West in the coming months.

Pictured bottom: Come rain, sun, or shine, Anaconda JCCCC culinary arts students are trained to prepare and serve breakfast for 2013 BDNF Guard School participants.