NWCG Executive Board Roster

Please use the NWCG Roster Update form to submit roster changes.

Name Sort descending	Committee Role	Office Phone	Email	NWCG Member Agency	Start Date
Bidaburu, Aitor	Chair, Primary Member	208-387-5698	jose.bidaburu@fema.dhs.gov	United States Fire Administration	Jan 2013
Brown, Sara	Primary Member	Not Available	sara.h.brown@usda.gov	Forest Service Research and Development	Dec 2022
Durglo, Jim	Primary Member	406-644-8828	jimdurglo@gmail.com	Intertribal Timber Council	Jan 2018
Fisher, Garth	Primary Member	208-387-5315	garth.fisher@bia.gov	Bureau of Indian Affairs	Dec 2017
Haston, Dave	Primary Member	208-387-5642	david.haston@usda.gov	Forest Service	Mar 2023
Hockenberry, Heath	Associate Member	208-334-9862	heath.hockenberry@noaa.gov	National Weather Service	May 2020
Horsburgh, Erin	Primary Member	208-954-4664	erin_horsburgh@nps.gov	National Park Service	Apr 2024
Jewell, Anne	Primary Member	202-209-5355	anne.m.jewell3.civ@mail.mil	Department of Defense	Dec 2022
Kopardekar, Parimal	Associate Member	(650) 380 3276	parimal.h.kopardekar@nasa.gov	The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Jan 2024
Litzenberg, Erik	Primary Member, Vice Chair	505-473-2290	eriklitz@gmail.com	International Association of Fire Chiefs	Sep 2021
Shaw, Steve	Primary Member	208-272-0854	srshaw@blm.gov	Bureau of Land Management	Apr 2024
Smith, Greg	Primary Member	828-230-8527	gsmith@stateforesters.org	National Association of State Foresters	Sep 2023
Van Hemelryck, Kim	Associate Member	208-334-1552	kimberly_vanhemelryck@ios.doi.gov	Office of Wildland Fire	Apr 2015
Wallace, Jon	Primary Member	208-830-1853	jon_wallace@fws.gov	Fish and Wildlife Service	Apr 2024

NWCG Latest Announcements

National Wildland Firefighter Day

Date: July 2, 2024
Contact: National Interagency Fire Center

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) would like to recognize July 2, 2024, as National Wildland Firefighter Day (NWFFD). Established in 2022, NWFFD honors the dedication of wildland firefighters and support personnel. This day falls within the 2024 Week of Remembrance (June 30 - July 6), providing an opportunity to renew our commitment to wildland firefighter safety while remembering those who have fallen in the line of duty.

NWCG continues to provide leadership to enable interoperable wildland fire operations among federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners. NWCG standards and training establish common practices to contribute to safe, effective, and coordinated national interagency wildland fire operations.

References:

NWCG.gov

Week of Remembrance

National Wildland Firefighter Day

2024 Week of Remembrance

Date: June 27, 2024
Contact: 6 Minutes for Safety Subcommittee

As we approach the 2024 Week of Remembrance (WOR), June 30 to July 6, we dedicate this time to thoughtfully reviewing and recognizing the events of the 2018 Mendocino Complex. As such, this year’s theme of “Learning From the Mendocino Complex” embodies a longstanding hallmark of WOR, honoring through learning.

Throughout the week, our energy will be directed toward fostering generative conversations in briefing rooms and at tailgates.

References:

6 Minutes for Safety - 2024 Week of Remembrance

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

Updated NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Date: June 24, 2024
Contact: Incident and Position Standards Committee

The June 2024 update of the NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236, is now available to meet the current needs for incident management typing.

The NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment should be used to evaluate firefighter safety issues, assess risk, and identify the appropriate incident management organization based on incident complexity. Assessing risk, determining incident complexity, and identifying an appropriate incident management organization is a subjective process based on examining a combination of indicators or factors, which can change over time.

References:

NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Operations Branch Director (OPBD) Next Gen PTB Available

Date: June 10, 2024
Contact: NWCG Feedback

The NWCG Position Task Book for Operations Branch Director (OPBD), PMS 311-109 is now available for use within the OPBD position qualification pathway. As part of the transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM), the OPBD Next Gen PTB was developed and the position qualification pathway updated.

More information about the Next Gen PTB format can be found on the NWCG Position Task Book webpage.