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CIP 43.0206 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation.

A program focusing on the application of fire science, firefighting and investigation to the prevention, control and mitigation of wildland fires and the analysis of causes. Includes instruction in fire science and behavior, wildland environments, meteorology, wildland fire hydraulics and dynamics, water and chemical supply systems, wildland firefighting operations, airborne firefighting, firebreak engineering, communications systems, wildland arson, forensic procedures, wildland fire prevention, investigation techniques, case management and preparation.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 43.0206. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years420
2025Associate degree1252
2025Certificate under 12 weeks252
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year450
2024Certificate 1–2 years316
2024Associate degree942
2024Certificate under 12 weeks213
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year317
2023Certificate 1–2 years510
2023Associate degree1052
2023Certificate under 12 weeks219
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year569
2022Certificate 1–2 years29
2022Associate degree1047
2022Certificate under 12 weeks213
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year27
2021Certificate 1–2 years29
2021Associate degree838
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year443
2020Certificate 1–2 years14
2020Associate degree729
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year28

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 43.0206 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 43 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

23 institutions

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