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NWCG Staff

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The NWCG Staff is located at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The NWCG Staff serves and reports to the Executive Board. The staff provides national leadership and direction to accomplish the NWCG mission.  This is primarily achieved by supporting the operations of the NWCG committees and their subgroups – the backbone of the NWCG effort.  The NWCG committees and subgroups are comprised of national leaders and subject-matter experts representing the NWCG member agencies and the various functional areas of wildland fire management.​

Roster

Please use the NWCG Roster Update form to submit roster changes.
Name NWCG Role Office Phone Email Start Date
Benoit, Annie Training Program Manager 208-387-5112 abenoit@blm.gov Mar 2019
Brooks, Robin Writer/Editor 208-387-5266 rbbrooks@blm.gov Jul 2022
Coulter, Eric Communications Manager 208-387-5464 ecoulter@blm.gov Oct 2023
Drinkwater, Darci Admin Assistant 208-387-5699 ddrinkwater@blm.gov Nov 2021
Dunn, James (Matt) Training Specialist N/A jmdunn@blm.gov Aug 2023
Frey, Dave Training Specialist 208-387-5149 dfrey@blm.gov Apr 2022
Gaskill, Steven Audio Visual Production Specialist 208-387-5201 sgaskill@blm.gov Sep 2019
Glaeser, Lori Supervisory Instructional Systems Specialist 208-387-5961 lglaeser@blm.gov Jul 2017
Gonzalez, Heather Supervisory Training Specialist 208-387-5314 hgonzalez@blm.gov Jul 2022
Harrison, Brian Training Specialist 208-387-5615 bharrison@blm.gov Jun 2019
Holmes, Brian Training Specialist 208-387-5117 bcholmes@blm.gov Dec 2023
Jackson, Colby Assistant Training Program Manager 208-387-5328 cjackson@blm.gov Oct 2017
Komatz, Kathryn Training Specialist 209-628-0691 kkomatz@blm.gov Mar 2023
Lamb, Erica Publications Manager 208-387-5354 elamb@blm.gov Apr 2023
Lee, Sarah NWCG Deputy Program Manager 208-387-5745 sjlee@blm.gov Nov 2023
Maier, Kevin M Training Specialist 208-387-5275 kmaier@blm.gov Apr 2022
Noneman, Rhonda Web Assistant 208-387-5263 rnoneman@blm.gov Sep 2013
O'Hara, Katy NWCG Coordinator 208-387-5269 kohara@blm.gov Nov 2020
Schindel, Mathew (Joe) Audio Visual Production Specialist 208-387-5569 mschindel@blm.gov Nov 2021
Schultz, Dave NWCG Coordinator 208-387-5739 dschultz@blm.gov Nov 2023
Spence, Brittany Instructional Systems Specialist N/A bspence@blm.gov Mar 2023
Stabb, Daniel Training Specialist N/A dstaab@blm.gov Aug 2023
Suminski, Toni NWCG IPTM Project Manager 480-338-6307 tsuminsk@blm.gov Jun 2023
Thibodee, Kim Admin Assistant 208-387-5506 wthibodee@blm.gov Apr 2024
Thomason, Carmen NWCG Coordinator 208-387-5738 cthomaso@blm.gov May 2023
Vacant Website Manager Apr 2022
Wheeler, James Instructional Systems Specialist 386-324-6141 jbwheeler@blm.gov Feb 2023
Winskie, Jonathan Instructional Systems Specialist 253-732-2779 jwinskie@blm.gov Mar 2023
Wisner, Jody Writer/Editor N/A jwisner@blm.gov Jan 2022
Wood, Katherine NWCG Program Manager 208-869-9482 kwood@blm.gov Apr 2021
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NWCG Latest Announcements

Geospatial Standard for Review

Date: March 13, 2023
Contact: Communication, Education, and Prevention Committee (CEPC)

The Data Standards and Terminology Board has the Fire Restrictions Polygon ready for review. Please review, share with your subgroups, and provide feedback as appropriate. The standard will be out for review until April 10, 2023.
This standard was developed between the Communication, Education, and Prevention Committee (CEPC) and stakeholders. CEPC will be the steward of this standard.
Thank you for your engagement in the standard process – your participation is key to our success.

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Safety Warning 23-01: Non-Specification Fire Shelters

Date: March 10, 2023
Contact: David Maclay-Schulte, Equipment Specialist, 406-329-3965 

Issue:  Non-specification fire shelters are being advertised and sold on the open market as meeting Forest Service (FS) specification 5100-606 requirements.
The non-specification shelters are made from unknown materials and components that have not been tested and certified to ensure compliance with specification requirements. The unspecified materials can impact the performance and safety of the non-specification fire shelter if utilized in a deployment.

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Equipment Bulletin 23-01: Discontinuation of Shelf Stable Food Boxes (NFES 7478) in NISC

Date: March 7, 2023
Contact: Sam Wu, 909-731-9072

The shelf stable food box pilot program has concluded. While the item received positive field feedback, it is both labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive to continue offering. It will be discontinued and not available from the National Interagency Support Cache (NISC) system.
A Cache Memo will be distributed to the National Interagency Cache System for direction to remove the Shelf Stable Food Boxes from the National Interagency Cache System.

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2023 Transition Plan for Complex Incident Management

Date: January 25, 2023
Contact: Shane McDonald and Jesse Bender

This memorandum provides NWCG direction for the continued transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM).
The NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1, includes the position qualification requirements for the seven Complex Command and General Staff (C&GS) positions. The NWCG Field Evaluation Form will be an option for Complex certification until January 1, 2025. The NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment (RCA), PMS 236, has been updated to include Part D:  Functional Complexity and Complex Incident Complexity Indicators.

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