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Name Committee Role Office Phone Email NWCG Member Agency Start Date
Bidaburu, Aitor Chair 208-387-5698 jose.bidaburu@fema.dhs.gov United States Fire Administration Jan 2013
Brown, Sara Primary Member Not Available sara.h.brown@usda.gov Forest Service Dec 2022
Durglo, Jim Primary Member 406-644-8828 jimdurglo@gmail.com Intertribal Timber Council Jan 2018
Fisher, Garth Primary Member 208-387-5315 garth.fisher@bia.gov Bureau of Indian Affairs Dec 2017
Haston, Dave Primary Member 208-387-5642 david.haston@usda.gov Forest Service Mar 2023
Hockenberry, Heath Associate Member 208-334-9862 heath.hockenberry@noaa.gov Other May 2020
Horsburgh, Erin Primary Member 208-954-4664 erin_horsburgh@nps.gov National Park Service Apr 2024
Jewell, Anne Primary Member 202-209-5355 anne.m.jewell3.civ@mail.mil Other Dec 2022
Kopardekar, Parimal Primary Member (650) 380 3276 parimal.h.kopardekar@nasa.gov The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jan 2024
Litzenberg, Erik Vice Chair 505-473-2290 eriklitz@gmail.com International Association of Fire Chiefs Sep 2021
Shaw, Steve Primary Member 208-272-0854 srshaw@blm.gov Bureau of Land Management Apr 2024
Smith, Greg Primary Member 828-230-8527 gsmith@stateforesters.org National Association of State Foresters Sep 2023
Van Hemelryck, Kim Associate Member 208-334-1552 kimberly_vanhemelryck@ios.doi.gov Other Apr 2015
Wallace, Jon Primary Member 208-830-1853 jon_wallace@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service Apr 2024
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NWCG Latest Announcements

2024 Week of Remembrance

Date: June 27, 2024
Contact: 6 Minutes for Safety Subcommittee 

As we approach the 2024 Week of Remembrance (WOR), June 30 to July 6, we dedicate this time to thoughtfully reviewing and recognizing the events of the 2018 Mendocino Complex. As such, this year’s theme of “Learning From the Mendocino Complex” embodies a longstanding hallmark of WOR, honoring through learning.

Throughout the week, our energy will be directed toward fostering generative conversations in briefing rooms and at tailgates.

References:

6 Minutes for Safety - 2024 Week of Remembrance

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

Updated NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Date: June 24, 2024
Contact: Incident and Position Standards Committee 

The June 2024 update of the NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236, is now available to meet the current needs for incident management typing.

The NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment should be used to evaluate firefighter safety issues, assess risk, and identify the appropriate incident management organization based on incident complexity. Assessing risk, determining incident complexity, and identifying an appropriate incident management organization is a subjective process based on examining a combination of indicators or factors, which can change over time.

References:

NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Operations Branch Director (OPBD) Next Gen PTB Available

Date: June 10, 2024
Contact: NWCG Feedback 

The NWCG Position Task Book for Operations Branch Director (OPBD), PMS 311-109 is now available for use within the OPBD position qualification pathway. As part of the transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM), the OPBD Next Gen PTB was developed and the position qualification pathway updated.

More information about the Next Gen PTB format can be found on the NWCG Position Task Book webpage.

References:

Operations Branch Director Position Page

Operations Branch Director Next Gen PTB

NWCG Position Task Books

Updated NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902

Date: June 5, 2024
Contact: NWCG Incident Business Committee 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902 is now available. The uniform application of interagency incident business management standards is critical to interagency fire operations. PMS 902 assists NWCG agencies in constructively working together to provide effective execution of each agency's incident business management program.

References:

PMS 902