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NWCG Leadership Curriculum Providers and Lead Instructors

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L-380 Fireline Leadership

Adaptive Training Options (Approved 2013)

  • Frank Norbury (2013)
  • Kevin Harvell (2023)

Mission-Centered Solutions (Approved 2000)

  • Dayton Baraw (2001)
  • Mike Carroll (2001)
  • Tony DeMasters (2023)
  • Carl Donelson (2001)
  • Eric Hill (2009)
  • Mike Kancir (2017)
  • John Lee (2000)
  • Gary Luck (2022)
  • Lark McDonald (2000)
  • Jon Ridolfo (2011)
  • Steve Rosta (2011)
  • Andrew Sidwell (2017)
  • Mark T. Smith (2000)
  • Paul Smith (2019)

National Outdoor Leadership School (Approved 2005)

  • Lisa Bauer (2012)
  • Allison Bergh (2010)
  • Chris Bruno (2012)
  • Jesse Burns (2010)
  • Scott Christy (2005)
  • Jim Culver (2006)
  • Andy Dennis (2013)
  • Darcy Deutscher (2008)
  • Jake Freed (2010)
  • Ryland Gardner (2011)
  • Tim Hendricks (2010)
  • Kate Koons (2010)
  • Marcio Paes-Barretto (2010)
  • Kathleen Pelto (2012)
  • Dave Piggott (2010)
  • Jesse Quillian (2014)
  • Rick Rochelle (2010)
  • Shannon Rochelle (2008)
  • Ann Schorling (2013)
  • Jaret Slipp (2013)
  • Linnea (PeeBee) van den Toorn (2014)
  • Darren Wells (2005)
  • Ashley Wise (2013)

Pacific Northwest Training Center (Approved 2004)

  • Maria Agnew (2012)
  • Jay Bertek (2012)
  • Doug Booster (2008)
  • LJ Brown (2011)
  • Bill Miller (2005)
  • Rowdy Muir (2005)
  • Frank Norbury (2004)
  • Brian Sebastian (2022)

Government Agency (Approved 2015)

  • Jake Akerberg (2017)
  • LJ Brown (2015)
  • Danny Bryant (2015)
  • Paul Hohn (2018)
  • Josh Mathisen (2015)
  • Rob Morrow (2017)
  • Rowdy Muir (2015)
  • Jim Tomaselli (2015)

L-381 Incident Leadership

Adaptive Training Options (Approved 2014)

  • Frank Norbury (2014)

Mission-Centered Solutions (Approved 2003)

  • Dayton Baraw (2003)
  • Carl Donelson (2003)
  • Eric Hill (2010)
  • Mike Kancir (2022)
  • Gary Luck (2009)
  • Mark T. Smith (2003)

Pacific Northwest Training Center (Approved 2011)

  • Jake Akerberg (2019)
  • Doug Booster (2008)
  • Frank Norbury (2013)

L-480 Organizational Leadership

Benchmark Research; Safety, Inc. (Approved 2009)

  • Curt Braun, Ph.D. (2009)

Guidance Group (Approved 2013)

  • Mike DeGrosky (Approved 2013)

The Institute for Advanced Development (2005)

  • Larry Iverson, Ph.D. (2005)

ProHealthNet Incorporated(Approved 2009)

  • Doug Booster (2009)

L-481 Advanced Leadership for Command; General Staff

Mission-Centered Solutions (Approved 2015)

  • Dayton Baraw (2023)
  • Carl Donelson (2016)
  • John Lee (2016)
  • Lark McDonald (2015)
  • Mark T. Smith (2015)

 

Contact Information

Website Hyperlink Phone Number
Adaptive Training Options 208-484-5482
The Institute for Advanced Development 206-772-8989
Mission Centered Solutions 303-646-3700 or 866-527-5627
National Outdoor Leadership School 307-332-5300 or 800-710-6657
ProHealthNet Incorporated 541-389-9197

 

 

 

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