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Forest Service Roster

Please use the NWCG Roster Update form to submit roster changes.
Name Phone Email NWCG Member Agency
Sachs, Gordon 202-205-1132 gordon.sachs@usda.gov Forest Service
Savage, Michael 208-387-5606 michael.savage@usda.gov Forest Service
Scavone, Anthony 626-425-2069 anthony.scavone@usda.gov Forest Service
Schardt, Jeff 706-695-6736 jeffrey.schardt@usda.gov Forest Service
Schetzle, Jarek 208-387-5342 evan.barry@usda.gov Forest Service
Schmidt, Kris 541-504-7265 kris.schmidt@usda.gov Forest Service
Scott, Mandy 928-292-3512 amanda.scott@usda.gov Forest Service
Selk, Brandon 605-642-3865 brandon.selk@usda.gov Forest Service
Sestrich, Clint 406-823-6067 clint.sestrich@usda.gov Forest Service
Shilling, Eric 541-504-7253 eric.shilling@usda.gov Forest Service
Short, Karen 406-329-4973 karen.c.short@usda.gov Forest Service
Silva, Steve 916-640-1033 steve.silva@usda.gov Forest Service
Simpson, Rachel 406-829-7070 rachel.sipmson@usda.gov Forest Service
Sloan, Bill 208-387-5839 william.sloan@usda.gov Forest Service
Smith, Julie 520-799-8765 Julie.smith2@usda.gov Forest Service
Smith, Branden 909.472.6945 branden.smith@usda.gov Forest Service
Snell, James 541-975-5481 james.snell@usda.gov Forest Service
Sol, Joseph 406-499-8063 joseph.a.sol@usda.gov Forest Service
Sopko, Paul 406-370-9106 paul.sopko@usda.gov Forest Service
Spann, Matthew 406-329-4746 matthew.spann@usda.gov Forest Service
Spencer, John 509-669-8749 john.spencer@usda.gov Forest Service
Spliethof, Dave 530-226-2739 david.spliethof@usda.gov Forest Service
Starmer, Jennifer 541-805-6884 jennifer.starmer@usda.gov Forest Service
Steber, Shawn 406-829-6785 shawn.steber@usda.gov Forest Service
Stickler, David 406-329-4916 david.stickler@usda.gov Forest Service
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NWCG Latest Announcements

NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052

Date: May 25, 2023
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee (WUIMC)

The NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052, establishes the standards for understanding and implementation of concepts, issues, and best practices to increase community fire adaptation. This publication is designed to: support common understanding, encourage use of consistent and proven local risk reduction efforts, increase awareness and implementation of mitigation best practices, techniques, tactics, and strategies, and improve community and structure survivability as the result of pre-wildfire mitigation actions.

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Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) Contract Awarded

Date: May 17, 2023
Contact: Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM)

Today, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) announced the award of a contract as part of an ongoing effort to improve wildland fire management through Incident Performance and Training Modernization. The contract will assist NWCG with building incident position standards, developing an integrated performance-based training system, and aid in modernizing training materials and operational tools to meet NWCG’s mission. NWCG will lead this multi-year effort and will generally start with entry level positions.

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NWCG Standards for M-2002 Fire Shelters, PMS 411

Date: May 15, 2023
Contact: Fire Shelter and Personal Protective Equipment Subcommittee (FSPPES)

An updated PMS 411 with a new name NWCG Standards for M-2002 Fire Shelters, is now available on the NWCG website. PMS 411 is no longer a PDF but is now an interactive web portal. The portal contains 10 sections, each explaining a different part of the fire shelter, training for its use, and the use of the fire shelter on the fireline.

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2024 Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management (SIIBM) Comment Period, Memo 23-06

Date: May 9, 2023
Contact: Incident Business Committee (IBC)

The IBC has recognized several changes to business practices that necessitate a revision to release a new edition in the Spring of 2024. Like the previous SIIBM update, the 2024 version will only be available via the NWCG website for downloading and printing. There will not be a hard copy version published and available to order from the cache.
The IBC is requesting comments and content edits from the field regarding potential revisions to the 2024 SIIBM. The memo's attached comment sheet describes the format in which comments should be provided. Comments are due by November 3, 2023.

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