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Roster, Risk Management Committee

Please use the NWCG Roster Update form to submit roster changes.

Name Committee Role NWCG Member Agency Office Phone Email
Butler, Corey Advisor Other 303-236-5953 corey_butler@ios.doi.gov
Doran, Shaun Primary Member National Association of State Foresters 570-922-3344 shdoran@pa.gov
Drinkwater, Darci Support Staff Forest Service 208-387-5699 ddrinkwater@blm.gov
DuBose, Kat Associate Member Other 303-236-5953 kathleen_navarro@ios.doi.gov
Evoy, Richie Advisor Other N/A Qom1@cdc.gov
Fransted, Eric Primary Member Fish and Wildlife Service 208-387-5210 edward_fransted@fws.gov
Jones, Darryl Primary Member National Association of State Foresters 803-896-8817 djones@scfc.gov
Lee, Sarah NWCG Deputy Program Manager Bureau of Land Management 208-387-5745 sjlee@blm.gov
Maclay-Schulte, David Advisor Forest Service 406-396-4919 david.j.maclay-schulte@usda.gov
McCowan, Tyler Primary Member Bureau of Land Management 208-387-5891 tmccowan@blm.gov
McFarland, Mack Chair National Park Service 307-690-0573 mack_mcfarland@nps.gov
Phelps, Troy Primary Member Bureau of Indian Affairs 406-247-7911 Troy.phelps@bia.gov
Proud, Mike Associate Member National Weather Service 803-822-8038 mike.proud@noaa.gov
Rodeffer, Stu Primary Member National Association of State Foresters 520-305-6492 srodeffer@dffm.az.gov
Smith, Ric Primary Member Other 301-447-1584 richard.smith4@fema.dhs.gov
West, Molly Advisor Forest Service 530-310-0518 molly.west@usda.gov
Whelan, Persephone Primary Member Forest Service 414-312-3357 persephone.whelan@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