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Schultz, Dave

Member First Name: Dave

Member Last Name: Schultz

Office Phone: 208-387-5739

Email: dschultz@blm.gov

NWCG Member Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Roster(s) Details:

Committee Roster or Group: NWCG Staff

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Data Management Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Data Standards and Terminology Board

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Data Strategy Implementation Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Reporting Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Geospatial Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Unit Identifier Board

Role:

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Environment Committee

Role:

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Environment Continuing Education Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Behavior Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Danger Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Weather Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fuels Management Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Use Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Fire Planning Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Resource Advisor Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: National Interagency Aviation Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Aviation Risk Management Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Airspace Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Airtanker Base Operations Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Airtanker Board

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Aviation Training Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Cooperator Aircraft and Pilot Standards Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Helicopter Screening and Evaluation Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Water Scooper Operations Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Single Engine Airtanker Board

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Smokejumper Aircraft Screening and Evaluation Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Smoke Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Smoke Managers Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Smoke Training Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Technical Smoke Topics Subcommittee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: S443 Infrared Interpreter for Incident Management Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: S495 Geospatial Fire Analysis Interpretation and Application Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: S590 Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretations Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Danger Curriculum Management Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-12

Committee Roster or Group: S491 Intermediate National Fire Danger Rating System Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: S591 Advanced National Fire Danger Rating System Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Fire Environment Observation Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Lightning Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Wildland Fire Module Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: M580 Fire in Ecosystem Management Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Course Steering Committee

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: National Aerial Supervision Standardization Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Airtanker Base Application Working Group

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Airtanker Base Operational Risk Management Working Group

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Airtanker Base Training and Qualifications Working Group

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Single Engine Airtanker Working Group

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Standards for Airtanker Base Operations Working Group

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Helicopter Short Haul Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Interagency Aerial Ignition Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

Committee Roster or Group: Standards for Helicopter Operations Unit

Role:
NWCG Coordinator

Start Date: 2023-11-01

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NWCG Latest Announcements

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee Releases Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters

Date: January 15, 2025
Contact: Equipment Technology Committee

The Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) has released Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters. Non-specification fire shelters claiming to meet Forest Service (FS) fire shelter specification 5100-606 were first found in February of 2023. As of September 2024, non-specification shelters are again being advertised and sold on the open market.

This Safety Warning outlines details and recommended procedures to purchase FS specification shelters made with materials and components that meet performance criteria and toxicity testing requirements outlined in FS Specification 5100-606. 

For additional information on identifying non-specification shelters, please view ETC Safety Warning 23-01.

References:

ETC Safety Warning 25-001: Non-specification fire shelters

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee

ETC Safety Warning 23-01

Paul Gleason Lead by Example Awards

Date: January 14, 2025
Contact: Leadership Committee

The NWCG Leadership Committee has awarded the 2023 Paul Gleason “Lead By Example” awards to individuals in the categories of Initiative and Innovation, Mentoring and Teamwork, and Motivation and Vision, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Congratulations to the awardees:

  • Sam Bowen, Superintendent of the Mark Twain Veteran Crew with the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Greg Titus, Zone Fire Management Officer for the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Renae Crippen, Manager of the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center with the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Eric Carlson, Instructor with OMNA International.

References:

Paul Gleason Lead by Example Award

Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program

Interview with Paul Gleason

Updated NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518

Date: December 19, 2024
Contact: Water Scooper Operations Unit

The NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating water scooping aircraft on interagency wildland fires. These standards should be used in conjunction with the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision (SAS), PMS 505, and any local, state, or geographic/regional water scooping plans.

References:

NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518

Updated NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505

Date: December 19, 2024
Contact: Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee

The Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee has updated the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505. PMS 505 establishes standards for aerial supervision operations for national interagency wildland fire operations. 

References:

NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505