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Name Committee Role NWCG Member Agency Office Phone Email
Brown, Skylar Primary Member Forest Service 406-829-6804 skylar.brown@usda.gov
Carroll, Matt Advisor Forest Service 207-801-1003 matthew.carroll3@usda.gov
Corkish, Naomi Advisor Forest Service N/A naomi.corkish@usda.gov
Coulter, Eric Liaison Bureau of Land Management 970-244-3000 ecoulter@blm.gov
Dotson, Travis Liaison National Park Service 520-468-1618 travis_dotson@nps.gov
Dr. Curry, Michelle Advisor Forest Service 202-306-2739 michelle.curry@usda.gov
Dr. Southard, Andrew Advisor Bureau of Land Management 208-387-5498 asouthard@blm.gov
DuBose, Kat Advisor Other 303-236-5953 kathleen_navarro@ios.doi.gov
Evans, Benjamin Chair Bureau of Land Management 480-208-1725 bevans@blm.gov
Falcon, O Advisor Bureau of Land Management 985-364-6827 omairafalcon@blm.gov
Graff, Eric Advisor Forest Service 208-387-5606 eric.graff2@usda.gov
Hankla, Brandon Primary Member Forest Service 208-380-3775 brandon.hankla@usda.gov
Jones, Taylor Primary Member Bureau of Land Management 208-235-4705 tljones@blm.gov
Lamb, Erica Advisor Bureau of Land Management 208-387-5354 elamb@blm.gov
Martinez, Juan Primary Member National Park Service 530-515-6561 juan_martinez@nps.gov
McCowan, Tyler Advisor Bureau of Land Management 208-387-5891 tmccowan@blm.gov
McWilliams, Zeb Primary Member Bureau of Land Management 307-261-7717 zmcwilli@blm.gov
Norton-Jensen, John Primary Member Bureau of Land Management 601-559-0308 jnortonjensen@blm.gov
O'Brien, Patricia Advisor Bureau of Land Management 208-387-5943 paobrien@blm.gov
O'Hara, Katy NWCG Coordinator National Park Service 208-387-5269 kohara@blm.gov
Proud, Mike Advisor National Weather Service 803-822-8038 mike.proud@noaa.gov
Romero, Rudy Primary Member Bureau of Indian Affairs 520-471-0102 Rodolfo.Romero@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov
Sol, Joseph Advisor Forest Service 406-499-8063 joseph.a.sol@usda.gov
West, Molly Primary Member Forest Service 530-310-0518 molly.west@usda.gov
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NWCG Latest Announcements

WFSTAR 2025 Core Component Module Package and 2024 Fire Year in Review Now Available

Date: March 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Joe Schindel at mschindel@blm.gov
 

The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website. The 2025 Core Component Module Package provides all content needed to deliver RT-130.

References:

2025 Core Component Module Package

2024 Fire Year in Review Module

NEW! NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053

Date: March 12, 2025
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee

The NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 provides mitigation practitioners at all experience levels with recommendations on the most effective and efficient ways to accomplish mitigation work in communities at risk to wildfire damage or destruction. The content in this guide was written in coordination with the NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052.

References:

NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 

Updated, NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

Date: March 11, 2025
Contact: Fire Use Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Module Unit

The NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430 standardizes procedures and expectations for Wildland Fire Modules (WFMs). These standards are to be used by staff, supervisors, specialists, and technicians for planning, administering, and conducting WFM operations. These standards will also be used as a measure of WFM qualifications, capabilities, and expected performance, for both Type 1 and Type 2 WFMs.

References:

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

NEW! NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514

Date: March 7, 2025
Contact: National Interagency Aviation Committee

The NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating airtankers on interagency wildland fires. These standards should be used in conjunction with the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision (SAS), PMS 505, NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations (SABO), PMS 508, and any applicable agency plans.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514