National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

Welcome

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group Program Management Unit (PMU) is made up of a Program Manager, Branch Coordinators, Wildland Fire Architects, and support staff. Branch Coordinators support and advocate for the committees in their branch by providing coordination between the Executive Board and committees toward the development and implementation of wildland fire standards and policies. The architect group provides a long-term view of the full scope of wildland fire processes, systems, and technologies.

Together the PMU helps to streamline NWCG processes and to improve coordination, communication, and governance between NWCG subgroups and the Executive Board toward the goal of promoting a safe and productive wildland fire workforce. The PMU staff includes:

NWCG Manager – Bonnie Wood
Policy, Planning, and Management Branch Coordinator – Elaine Waterbury
Equipment and Technology Branch Coordinator – Paul Schlobohm
Preparedness Branch Coordinator – Tim Blake
Business Architect – Al Borup
Data Architect – Allen Deitz
Knowledge Architect – Penny Barrowcliff
Application Architect and Portfolio Coordinator – Carol Saras
Executive Secretary – Bonnie Bradshaw
Communications – Kelly Woods
Webmaster – Tammy Denney

Each of the 14 NWCG committees falls under the scope of one of the three branches of the PMU: Policy, Planning and Management; Equipment and Technology; or Preparedness.

Policy, Planning and Management Branch

Focuses on interagency fire planning and policy implementation, fuels and smoke management, mitigation, and education.

Equipment and Technology Branch

Focuses on aviation, firefighting equipment, information resource management, and predicting when and how fires will burn.

Preparedness Branch

Focuses on incident business practices, managing occupational risks to firefighters, operations, training, and all hazard response.