Mission Statement
The Wildland Fire Module Unit (WFMU) serves the FUSC by directing the interagency wildland fire module program. The WFMU is responsible for providing national leadership on wildland fire modules, developing wildland fire module unit standards, qualifications, training, certification, and practices.
Primary Objectives
- Establish consistent national program coordination and implementation procedures, provide a means for proactive problem and issue resolution, facilitate the exchange of information between groups, and make recommendations.
- Facilitate any revisions or updates of NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430 under the direction of the Fire Use Subcommittee.
- Improve communication and understanding of the role of fire in the ecosystems of the United States.
- Support successful management and utilization of wildland fire while appropriately addressing smoke impacts, for public and fire personnel health, welfare and safety.
Click on the module name to get more information - leadership names, emails, phone numbers, and any notes associated with the module.
You can also use the search box to look for a person's name. The associated module will come up.
Please use our WFMU Contacts Update Form to make contact updates for the lead and assistant positions. Please see NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430, for information on updating certifications.
You can also use the search box to look for a person's name. The associated module will come up.
Please use our WFMU Contacts Update Form to make contact updates for the lead and assistant positions. Please see NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430, for information on updating certifications.
Module Name | Type | Agency | Website | Certification Date | Leadership Details |
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Arc Dome | Type 2 | Forest Service |
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Apache Kid | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2019-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Kyrk Barron Email: Work Phone: 575-854-2281 Cell Phone: 541-271-6039 Role: Assistant Name: Abbey Wilson Email: Work Phone: 575-854-2281 Cell Phone: 785-577-3857 |
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Balcones | Type 2 | Fish and Wildlife Service | 2018-03 |
Role: Lead Name: Kathryn Sebes Email: Work Phone: 512-339-9432 Cell Phone: 512-755-2972 |
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Black Tooth | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Calaveras | Type 2 | Forest Service |
Role: Lead Name: Seth Greene Email: Work Phone: 209-795-1847 Cell Phone: 209-768-0094 Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Cascade | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Shane Kelley Email: Work Phone: 208-382-7438 Cell Phone: 530-927-7229 |
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Columbine | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-04 |
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Escondido | Type 2 | Forest Service |
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Flaming Gorge | Training Crew | Forest Service | 2019-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Vacant |
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Great Lakes | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-07 |
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Groveland | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2018-06 |
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Lewis and Clark | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2022-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Alex Brooks Email: Work Phone: 406-562-3247 Cell Phone: 406-750-0550 Role: Assistant Name: Sam Sulser Email: Work Phone: 406-562-3247 Cell Phone: 406-836-2469 |
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Mammoth | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2018-06 |
Role: Assistant Name: Alex Teitelbaum Work Phone: winter: 760-924-5543 Summer: 760-648-1016 |
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Marble Mountain | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2018-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Jeremy Rose Email: Work Phone: 530-468-1267 Cell Phone: 530-905-1504 Role: Assistant Name: Paul Buchter Email: Work Phone: 530-468-1284 Cell Phone: 530-598-7474 |
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Mi-Wok | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2018-06 |
Role: Lead Name: William T. Barber Email: Work Phone: 209-432-3263 Cell Phone: 209-206-6657 |
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Mt. Hebron | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2018-07 |
Role: Lead Name: Mario Alvarez Email: Work Phone: 530-398-4087 Cell Phone: 530-398-4095 Role: Assistant Name: John O'Coy Email: Work Phone: 530-398-4087 Cell Phone: 530-398-4095 |
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Six Rivers | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Tristan Kiehl Email: Work Phone: 530-627-3302 Cell Phone: 707-599-3821 |
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Skyway | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Phil Quigley Email: Work Phone: 970-242-8211 Cell Phone: 970-200-5624 Role: Assistant Name: Tim Spurr Email: Work Phone: 970-242-8211 Cell Phone: 970-623-7458 |
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Snowslide | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Storm Peak | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
Role: Assistant Name: Sarah Westendorf Email: Work Phone: 970-870-2251 Cell Phone: 970-846-8356 |
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Summit | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2018-06 |
Role: Assistant Name: Sylvester Ruiz Email: Work Phone: 209-264-3033 Cell Phone: 209-770-3723 |
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Teton | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2018-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Eric Hawes Email: Work Phone: 307-699-1705 Cell Phone: 307-699-1705 Role: Assistant Name: Jonathan Bontrager Email: Work Phone: 307-543-3908 Cell Phone: 906-450-5979 |
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Tushar Mountain | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2018-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Trever Hunt Email: Work Phone: 435-418-0261 Cell Phone: 435-421-9480 Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Warm Springs | Type 2 | Bureau of Indian Affairs | 2023-07 |
Role: Lead Name: Josh Sohappy Email: Work Phone: 541-533-8198 Cell Phone: 541-460-0879 Role: Assistant Name: Carlos Lopez Email: Work Phone: 541-553-8198 Cell Phone: 541-460-2969 |
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Whiskey Flat | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2019-07 |
Role: Lead Name: Travis Clendenen Email: Work Phone: 760-376-3781 x677 Cell Phone: 661-706-6398 Role: Assistant Name: Matthew Ball Email: Work Phone: 760-376-3781 x678 Cell Phone: 760-223-6226 |
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Whiskeytown | Type 1 | National Park Service | 2023-04 |
Role: Lead Name: Warren Swab Email: Work Phone: 530-999-1674 Cell Phone: Unavailable Role: Assistant Name: Laura West Email: Work Phone: Unavailable Cell Phone: 707-497-7356 |
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Yosemite | Type 2 | National Park Service |
Role: Lead Name: John O'Coy Work Phone: 530-736-9095 Role: Assistant Name: Lia Jigour Email: Work Phone: 209-379-2392 Cell Phone: 209-347-7250 |
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Eagle Lake | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2019-11 |
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Black Hills | Type 1 | National Park Service | 2022-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Lee Dueker Email: Work Phone: 605-673-8364 Cell Phone: 605-517-0762 Role: Assistant Name: Erik Andreassen Email: Work Phone: 605-673-8364 Cell Phone: 617-869-2457 |
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Metolius | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Galice | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Grass Lake | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
Role: Lead Name: William Johnson Email: Work Phone: 530-398-4608 Cell Phone: 530-966-4958 |
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Cabin Lake | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Snow Creek | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Eagle Cap | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-06 |
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Selway | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Abajo | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2021-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Shawn Denowh Email: Work Phone: 435-260-2089 Cell Phone: 208-509-8531 Role: Assistant Name: Daniel Renner Email: Work Phone: 435-260-2205 Cell Phone: 308-880-1521 |
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Hells Canyon | Type 1 | Forest Service | 2020-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Brian Bates Email: Work Phone: 208-253-0100 Cell Phone: 530-355-7314 |
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Buffalo River | Type 1 | National Park Service | 2022-11 |
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Great Smoky | Type 1 | National Park Service | 2023-03 |
Role: Lead Name: Jordan Black Email: Work Phone: 865-250-3128 Cell Phone: 218-301-9857 |
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Kings Peak | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2020-06 |
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Black Canyon | Training Crew | National Park Service |
Role: Lead Name: John Kinder Email: Work Phone: 812-320-3000 Cell Phone: 702-293-8828 Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Cumberland Gap | Training Crew | National Park Service |
Role: Lead Name: Vacant Role: Assistant Name: Vacant-Jeremy Spiess acting Email: Cell Phone: 603-443-1022 |
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Elk Creek | Training Crew | National Association of State Foresters |
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Gravitas Peak | Training Crew | National Association of State Foresters |
Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Green Mountain | Training Crew | Forest Service |
Role: Lead Name: Vacant Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Kaweah | Training Crew | National Park Service |
Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Kaniksu | Training Crew | Forest Service | 2022-06 |
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Olympic | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-06 |
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Pilot Peak | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
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Rams Horn | Training Crew | Forest Service |
Role: Assistant Name: Craig Weaver |
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Rocky Mountain | Training Crew | National Park Service |
Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Sheepeater | Training Crew | Forest Service |
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Slate Mountain | Training Crew | Forest Service |
Role: Lead Name: Angel Reyes Role: Assistant Name: Vacant |
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Spotted Bear | Training Crew | Forest Service |
Role: Assistant Name: Aaron Mccown Email: Work Phone: 406-758-6467 Cell Phone: 781-775-0821 |
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St. Joe | Training Crew | Forest Service |
Role: Lead Name: Vacant |
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Saguaro | Type 2 | National Park Service | 2023-04 |
Role: Assistant Name: Ruben Pedraza Email: Work Phone: 520-405-4647 Cell Phone: 520-349-7136 |
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Unaweep | Type 1 | Bureau of Land Management | Website | 2022-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Owen Johnson Email: Work Phone: 970-683-7707 Cell Phone: 970-210-3091 Role: Assistant Name: Brian Anderson Email: Work Phone: 970-683-7707 Cell Phone: 970-576-1612 |
White River | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Alex Farinetti Email: Work Phone: Not available Cell Phone: 970-210-6446 |
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Platte Canyon | Type 2 | National Association of State Foresters | 2023-06 |
Role: Lead Name: Shelby Edwards Email: Work Phone: 303-838-0160 Cell Phone: 303-815-8145 Role: Assistant Name: Greg Davis Email: Work Phone: 303-746-2503 Cell Phone: 303-746-2503 |
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Crow Peak | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2023-05 |
Role: Lead Name: Ben Dempsey Work Phone: 605-642-4622 |
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Devil's Staircase | Type 2 | Forest Service | 2022-07 |
Role: Lead Name: Charles Cross Email: Work Phone: 503-932-5142 Cell Phone: 503-812-0328 Role: Assistant Name: Dustin Wise Email: Work Phone: 541-467-5188 Cell Phone: 541-921-1965 |
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Shuksan | Training Crew | National Park Service |
Role: Lead Name: Vacant Role: Assistant Name: Geoff Hibbs Email: Work Phone: 360-854-7359 Cell Phone: 360-296-8744 |
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