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Fish and Wildlife Service Roster

Please use the NWCG Roster Update form to submit roster changes.
Name Phone Email NWCG Member Agency
Adams, Jeffrey 505-248-6473 jeffrey_adams@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Aeby, Ryan 530-934-3615 ryan_aeby@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Allen, Tim 303-914-3802 tim_allen@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Anthony, Christopher 208-576-0592 christopher_anthony@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Bailey, Andrew 208-387-5345 andrew_bailey@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Ballard, Lou 208-387-5584 lou_ballard@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Bishaw, Scott 208-387-5246 scott_bishaw@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Butteri, Peter 907-356-5874 peter_butteri@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Cobb, Kari 208-296-9800 kari_cobb@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Conn, Kevin 208-387-5505 kevin_conn@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Connor, Frank 509-531-1772 frank_connor@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Ellsworth, Mike 208-387-5986 michael_ellsworth@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Fay, Gillian 208-387-5536 gillian_fay@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Foshay, Holland N/A holland_foshay@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Fransted, Eric 208-387-5210 edward_fransted@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Greil, Thomas 559-203-2310 thomas_greil@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Haberstick, Erik 435-881-5715 erik_haberstick@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Harsha, Jenner 916-291-3791 jenner_harsha@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Heisey, Robert 912-602-9317 robert_heisey@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Hoeffler, Paul 303-275-2389 paul_hoeffler@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Holmes, Steve 609-694-4029 steven_holmes@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Hopkins, Billie 208-805-0834 billie_hopkins@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Ippoliti, Steven 954-826-9405 steven_ippoliti@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnson, Eric 541-335-9356 eric_johnson@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
Kelly, Peter 209-826-3508 peter_kelly@fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
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NWCG Latest Announcements

2025 Professional Reading Program

Date: February 18, 2025
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP)

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2025 Professional Reading list! The goal of the annual reading list is to promote the reading and discussion of the books throughout the year.

The five books chosen for this year are: Surf When You Can by Brett Crozier, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Elephant Company by Vicki Constantine Croke, Simply Managing by Henry Mintzberg, and Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Metcalf.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Task Group Volunteers Needed to Update the Property Loss or Damage Report, OF 289

Date: February 5, 2025
Contact: Julie Bennett, Incident Business Committee Chair

The Incident Business Committee (IBC) is requesting volunteers for a new task group to revise the 1981 version of the Property Loss or Damage Report, OF 289 and create an incident replacement job aid. The volunteers may be recruited from within or outside the Geographic Area Incident Business Committees.

References:

IBC Memorandum 25-02

IBC Correspondence

2025 Updates to the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1

Date: February 4, 2025
Contact: Incident and Position Standards Committee

The NWCG Incident and Position Standards Committee has updated the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1. 

These updates address changes to incident position names and requirements for qualification, training, and experience. Updates related to the implementation of Complex Incident Management (CIM) are also included.  

The NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart, PMS 308 has also been updated to reflect the recent changes.

References:

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1

NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart, PMS 308

NWCG Memo: 2025-01 January 2025 Updates to the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Positions Qualifications, PMS 310-1

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee Releases Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters

Date: January 15, 2025
Contact: Equipment Technology Committee

The Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) has released Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters. Non-specification fire shelters claiming to meet Forest Service (FS) fire shelter specification 5100-606 were first found in February of 2023. As of September 2024, non-specification shelters are again being advertised and sold on the open market.

This Safety Warning outlines details and recommended procedures to purchase FS specification shelters made with materials and components that meet performance criteria and toxicity testing requirements outlined in FS Specification 5100-606. 

For additional information on identifying non-specification shelters, please view ETC Safety Warning 23-01.

References:

ETC Safety Warning 25-001: Non-specification fire shelters

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee

ETC Safety Warning 23-01