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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