Alabama
Coleen Vansant, Public Information Manager
Alabama Forestry Commission
6650 Old Highway 31 North
Gardendale, AL 35071
Phone: (205) 631-8805
Fax : (205) 631-9128
 coleen.vansant@forestry.alabama.gov
Alaska
Arlene Weber-Sword, National Fire Plan Coordinator
Alaska Division of Forestry
550 West 7th Avenue Suite 1450
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-8471
Fax : (907) 269-8921
 arlene.weber-sword@alaska.gov
Arizona
Beth Nehring, Acting Firewise Liaison
Arizona State Forestry Division
1110 W. Washington Street Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-771-1400
bethnehring@azstatefire.org
Arkansas
Matthew Simpson, Firewise Coordinator
Arkansas Forestry Commission
3821 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72204-6396
Phone: 501-296-1872
Fax : 501-296-1949
 matthew.simpson@arkansas.gov
California
Phyllis Banducci, Fire-Plan/CAIRS
CAL FIRE - Office of State Fire Marshal
1131 S Street PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244
Phone: 916-445-1804
 phyllis.banducci@fire.ca.gov
Colorado
Scott Woods, Assistant Staff Forester
Colorado State Forest Service
9769 W. 119th Drive Suite 6
Broomfield, CO 80021
Phone: 303-404-9057
Fax : 303-404-9048
scotwood@lamar.colostate.edu
Connecticut
Ralph Scarpino, Fire Supervisor
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-424-3630
Fax : 860-424-4070
ralph.scarpino@po.state.ct.us
Delaware
Bryan Hall, Sr. Forester/Urban Forestry Prog. Coordinator
Delaware Forest Service
2320 S. Dupont Highway
Dover , DE 19901
Phone: (302) 349-5754
bryan.hall@state.de.us
Florida
Gerry LaCavera, Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator
Florida Division of Forestry
3125 Conner Blvd. Room 157, Mail Stop C-15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
Phone: 850-921-3733
Fax : 850-488-4445
 lacaveg@doacs.state.fl.us
Georgia
Gregory Strenkowski, Firewise Coordinator
Georgia Forestry Commission
PO Box 819
Macon, GA 31202
Phone: 478-751-3492
Fax : 478-751-3465
 gstrenk@gfc.state.ga.us
Hawaii
Wayne Ching, State Protection Forester
Hawaii Division of Forestry & Wildlife
1151 Punchbowl Street Room 325
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 587-4173
 wayne.f.ching@hawaii.gov
Idaho
Harry Steele, Fire Prevention Coordinator
Idaho Department of Lands
3780 Industrial Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
Phone: (208) 666-8673
hsteele@idl.idaho.gov
Kansas
Jason Hartman, Fire Protection Specialist
Kansas Forest Service
2610 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66503
Phone: (785) 532-3300
Fax : (785) 532-3305
 hartmanj@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Jennifer Turner, Firewise Coordinator
Kentucky Division of Forestry
627 Comanche Trail
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-4496
Fax : (502) 564-6553
 JenniferL.Turner@ky.gov
Louisiana
Alan Small, Prevention & Education Assistant Branch Chief
Louisiana Office of Forestry
515 Forestry Road
Woodworth, LA 71485
Phone: (318) 487-5172
alan_s@ldaf.state.la.us
Maine
Alan Hammond, Planning & Training Coordinator
Maine Forest Service
Station 22 18 Elkins Lane, Harlow Building
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-4993
Fax : 207-287-8422
 Alan.W.Hammond@maine.gov
Maryland
David Robbins, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
Maryland DNR Forest Service
6620 Zittlestown Road
Middletown, MD 21769
Phone: (301) 791-4010
Fax : (301) 432-0349
 drobbins@dnr.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Philip Gilmore, Acting Bureau Chief, District Forest Fire Warden
Massachusetts DCR Bureau of Forest Fire Control
Erving State Forest 200 East Main Street
Erving, MA 01344
Phone: (978) 544-2760
Fax : (978) 544-2651
 phil.gilmore@state.ma.us
Michigan
Paul Kollmeyer, Fire Prevention Specialist
Michigan DNR - Forest, Mineral & Fire Management
8015 Mackinaw Trail
Cadillac, MI 49601
Phone: (213) 775-9727
Fax : (213) 775-9727
 kollmeyp@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Gary Hilton, Fire Prevention Forester, BIA Midwest and Eastern Regions
US DOI Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Ofc.
Whipple Federal Building One Federal Dr., Rm. 550
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: (612) 725-4526
Fax : (612) 713-4401
garyhilton.bia@gmail.com
Larry Himanga, Wildfire Prevention Coordinator
Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Road MS 44
St. Paul, MN 55155-4044
Phone: 651-345-4924 x243
Fax : 651-259-5277
 Larry.himanga@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Leslie Blackwell, Area Forester
Mississippi Forestry Commission
P.O. Drawer 429
Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone: (601) 656-1381
Fax : (601) 656-9247
lblackwell@mfc.state.ms.us
Missouri
Bill Altman, Fire Program Supervisor
Missouri Dept. of Conservation
P.O. Box 248
Sullivan, MO 63080-0248
Phone: (573) 468-3335 x225
Fax : (573) 468-5434
 bill.altman@mdc.mo.gov
Montana
Pat Cross, State Prevention Specialist
Montana DNRC - Forestry Division
2705 Sprugin Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: 406-542-4251
Fax : 406-542-4242
 pcross@mt.gov
Nebraska
Don Westover, Fire Program Leader
Nebraska Forest Service
105 Plant Industry Building East Campus - UNL
Lincoln, NE 68583-0815
Phone: (402) 472-6629
dwestover1@unl.edu
New Hampshire
Robert Boyd, Forest Ranger
New Hampshire Division of Forestry
55 Knight Road
Silver Lake, NH 03875
Phone: (603) 271-2214
Fax : (603) 271-6488
rboyd@dred.state.nh.us
New Jersey
Gregory McLaughlin, Assistant Division Forest Firewarden
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
c/o NJ Forest Resource Education Center 370 East Veterans Highway
Jackson, NJ 08527
Phone: (732) 833-4847
Fax : (732) 928-4925
Gregory.mclaughlin@dep.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Karen Lightfoot, WUI Forester
New Mexico State Forestry
5105 Santa Fe Hills Blvd., NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Phone: (505) 867-2334
Fax : (505) 867-2225
Karen.Lightfoot@state.nm.us
Val Christianson, BIA - National Interagency Fire Center
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1001 Indian School Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone: (505) 563-3375
Fax : (505) 841-3130
val_christianson@nifc.gov
New York
David Russell, Wildfire Prevention and Education Specialist
New York State Div. Forest Protection & Fire Mgmt.
P.O. Box 131
Lyon Mountain, NY 12952
Phone: 518-492-2047
 dgrussel@gw.dec.state.ny.us
North Carolina
Gary Wood, Firewise Coordinator
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
2411 Old US 70 West
Clayton, NC 27520
Phone: 919-553-6178 x225
 gary.wood@ncdenr.gov
North Dakota
Geremy Olson, Fire Planning and Prevention Specialist
North Dakota Forest Service
916 E Interstate Ave Ste 4
Bismarck, ND 58503-1227
Phone: (701) 328-9990
Fax : (701) 328-9947
 Geremy.Olson@ndsu.edu
Ohio
Aaron Kloss, Firewise Coordinator
Ohio Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H1
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
Phone: (614) 265-6896
Fax : (614) 447-9231
 aaron.kloss@dnr.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Kelly Hurt, Oklahoma Firewise Coordinator

PO Box 299
Allen, OK 74825
Phone: 508-421-7512
 flc33@sbcglobal.net
Oregon
Jen Warren, National Fire Plan Coordinator
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 359-7428
 jwarren@odf.state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Richard Deppen, Wildfire Prevention Specialist
Pennsylvania Dept. Conservation & Natural Resources
400 Market Street - RCSOB 6th Floor PO Box 8552
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: (717) 783-7956
Fax : 717-783-7960

 rdeppen@state.pa.us
Rhode Island
Karl Kenyon
Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment
260 Arcadia Road
Hope Valley, RI 02832
Phone: 401-539-2356
karl.kenyon@dem.ri.gov
South Carolina
Michael Bozzo, SC Registered Forester
South Carolina Forestry Commission
P.O. Box 21707
Columbia, SC 29221
Phone: (803) 896-8810
 mbozzo@forestry.state.sc.us
South Dakota
Robert Lehmann, Wildland/Urban Interface Specialist
South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression
3305 1/2 West South Street
Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone: 605-394-2584
robert.lehmann@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Leon Konz, Fire Prevention/Firewise Coordinator
Tennessee Division of Forestry
1220 Craig Road
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: (865) 414-5667
Fax : (865) 588-0040
 leonkonz@comcast.net
Texas
P. J. Pearson, Urban/Wildland Interface Specialist
Texas Forest Service
102 E. San Antonio St. Ste A P.O. Box 1032
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Phone: (830) 997-5426 x 6
Fax : 836-997-3763
 ppearson@austin.rr.com
Utah
Tyre Holfeltz, Wildland-Urban Interface Coordinator
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
1594 West N. Temple Suite 3520
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 8015387487
Fax : (801) 533-4111
tyreholfeltz@utah.gov
Vermont
Jim Esden, Forestry Specialist
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
100 Mineral Street, Suite 304
Springfield, VT 05156
Phone: 802-885-8822
 Jim.esden@state.vt.us
Virginia
John Miller, Chief, Resource Protection
Virginia Department of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive Suite 800
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (434) 977-6555
Fax : (434) 977-9839
 john.miller@dof.virginia.gov
Washington
Sarah Foster, Program Manager, Urban & Community Forestry Prog
Washington Department of Natural Resources
1111 Washington St., SE P.O. Box 47037
Olympia, WA 98504-7037
Phone: (360) 902-1704
Fax : (360) 902-1754
 sarah.foster@dnr.wa.gov
West Virginia
Rodger Ozburn, Wildland Fire Specialist
West Virginia Division of Forestry
PO Box 40 1106 Railroad Street
Farmington, WV 26571
Phone: (304) 825-6983
Fax : (304) 825-6987
 M.Rodger.Ozburn@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Jolene Ackerman
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7921
Madison , WI 53707-7921
Phone: (608) 267-7677
 Jolene.Ackerman@Wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Ron Graham, National Fire Plan Coordinator
Wyoming State Forestry Division
1100 West 22nd Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-3368
Fax : (307) 777-5986
 rgraha@state.wy.us