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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
Holmes, Brian Training Specialist 208-387-5117 bcholmes@blm.gov Dec 2023
Benoit, Annie Training Program Manager 208-387-5112 abenoit@blm.gov Mar 2019
Gholson, TJ Training Specialist 208-484-8878 anthony.gholson@bia.gov Feb 2023
Harrison, Brian Training Specialist 208-387-5615 bharrison@blm.gov Jun 2019
Spence, Brittany Instructional Systems Specialist N/A bspence@blm.gov Mar 2023
Jackson, Colby Assistant Training Program Manager 208-387-5328 cjackson@blm.gov Oct 2017
Thomason, Carmen NWCG Coordinator 208-387-5738 cthomaso@blm.gov May 2023
Drinkwater, Darci Admin Assistant 208-387-5699 ddrinkwater@blm.gov Nov 2021
Frey, Dave Training Specialist 208-387-5149 dfrey@blm.gov Apr 2022
Schultz, Dave NWCG Coordinator 208-387-5739 dschultz@blm.gov Nov 2023
Stabb, Daniel Training Specialist N/A dstaab@blm.gov Aug 2023
Coulter, Eric Communications Manager 208-387-5464 ecoulter@blm.gov Oct 2023
Lamb, Erica Publications Manager 208-387-5354 elamb@blm.gov Apr 2023
Gonzalez, Heather Supervisory Training Specialist 208-387-5314 hgonzalez@blm.gov Jul 2022
Brooks, Jennifer Admin Assistant 208-387-5506 j1brooks@blm.gov Nov 2022
Wheeler, James Instructional Systems Specialist 386-324-6141 jbwheeler@blm.gov Feb 2023
Dunn, James (Matt) Training Specialist N/A jmdunn@blm.gov Aug 2023
Winskie, Jonathan Instructional Systems Specialist 253-732-2779 jwinskie@blm.gov Mar 2023
Wisner, Jody Writer/Editor 208-387-5324 jwisner@blm.gov Jan 2022
O'Hara, Katy NWCG Coordinator 208-387-5269 kathryn_ohara@nps.gov Nov 2020
Komatz, Kathryn Training Specialist 209-628-0691 kkomatz@blm.gov Mar 2023
Maier, Kevin M Training Specialist 208-387-5275 kmaier@blm.gov Apr 2022
Wood, Katherine NWCG Program Manager 208-869-9482 kwood@blm.gov Apr 2021
Glaeser, Lori Supervisory Instructional Systems Specialist 208-387-5961 lglaeser@blm.gov Jul 2017
Schindel, Mathew (Joe) Audio Visual Production Specialist 208-387-5569 mschindel@blm.gov Nov 2021
Falcon, O. Website Manager 985-294-8363 ofalcon@blm.gov Apr 2022
Brooks, Robin Writer/Editor 208-387-5266 rbbrooks@blm.gov Jul 2022
Noneman, Rhonda Web Assistant 208-387-5263 rnoneman@blm.gov Sep 2013
Touchette, Rhiannon Audio Visual Production Specialist 208-387-5177 rtouchette@blm.gov Aug 2023
Gaskill, Steven Audio Visual Production Specialist 208-387-5201 sgaskill@blm.gov Sep 2019
Lee, Sarah NWCG Deputy Program Manager 208-387-5745 sjlee@blm.gov Nov 2023
Suminski, Toni NWCG IPTM Project Manager 480-338-6307 tsuminsk@blm.gov Jun 2023
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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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