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

Glossary Term for Review

Date: April 26, 2023
Contact: Data Standards and Terminology Board (DSTB)

The Data Standards and Terminology Board is requesting feedback on the new term Incident Complexity Level.
The proposed definition is: The incident level established by completing an incident complexity analysis considering the level of difficulty, severity, or overall resistance the incident or event presents to incident management or support personnel as they work to manage it; a categorization that helps leaders compare one type of incident or event to another.  
Please review, share with your subgroups, and provide feedback as appropriate. The term will be out for review until May 26 , 2023.

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Standardized use of FireNet by Geographic Areas and Incident Management Teams for the 2023 Fire Year

Date: April 17, 2023
Contact: Katy O'Hara and Nick Heller

The purpose of this memorandum is to reinforce FireNet as the recognized standard official electronic messaging and file collaboration system to support interagency wildland fire missions during the 2023 fire year. 
FireNet is the designated environment for conducting wildland fire operations, and as such, Incident Management Teams (IMTs), dispatch centers and other fire support operations must be using FireNet email, Teams, and SharePoint to the maximum extent possible. 

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NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid, PMS 560

Date: April 3, 2023
Contact: Emergency Medical Committee (EMC)

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid establishes minimum standards for first aid for wildland fire environments. The intent of NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid is to address the gaps in traditional first aid courses and the wildland fire environment. NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid could be met through a variety of methods, including supplementing traditional first aid courses with existing resources or through development and utilization of wildland fire specific first aid training programs.  NWCG standards are interagency by design; however, the decision to adopt and utilize them is made independently by the individual member agencies.

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2023 WFSTAR Core Component Module Packages

Date: March 29, 2023
Contact: Joe Schindel

The 2023 WFSTAR Core Component Module Packages are available here:  RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) | NWCG

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