Contact your state liaison

The Firewise USA® State Liaisons are appointed by the state forestry/fire agency to serve as the point of contact in their states. Don’t see your state listed? Contact the Firewise USA® team.  

Alabama

Coleen Vansant, Firewise Coordinator
AL Forestry Commission
6650 Old Highway 31 North
Gardendale, Alabama 35071
Phone: +1 256 347-1785
coleen.vansant@forestry.alabama.gov

Alaska

Sarah Saarloos
State of Alaska - DNR, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
550 W. 7th Ave. Suite 1450
Anchorage, 99501
+1 907 301-0971
sarah.saarloos@alaska.gov

Arizona

Aaron Casem, Prevention & Mitigation Officer
Arizona Dept of Forestry & Fire Mgt.
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
+1 602 771-1403
acasem@dffm.az.gov

Arkansas

Travis Haile, Firewise Coordinator
Arkansas Forestry Commission
20 Industrial Blvd
Greenbrier, Arkansas 72058
Phone: +1 501 580-9607
firewise@arkansas.gov

California

Please refer to the California Firewise USA jurisdiction map to find the appropriate regional coordinator for your county.

Visit CAL FIRE's readyforwildfire.org for specific California criteria including required templates for the wildfire risk assessment and action plan.

Colorado

Todd Ruffner, Wildfire Mitigation Program Specialist
Colorado State Forest Service
5060 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-5060
Phone +1 970 222-1292
csfs_firewiseusa@Mail.colostate.edu

Florida

Shawn Duggar, Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator
Florida Forest Service
3125 Conner Blvd Rm 285
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650
Phone: +1 850 681-5929
Elliott.duggar@fdacs.gov

Georgia

Frank Riley, Executive Director
CCRC&D
170 Scoggins Dr.
Demorest, Georgia 30535
Phone: +1 706 897-1676
frank.ccrcd@gmail.com

Hawaii

Michael Walker, State Protection Forester
Division of Forestry & Wildlife
1151 Punchbowl St. Rm.325
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: +1 808 587-4188
michael.j.walker@hawaii.gov

Idaho

Tyre Holfeltz, Community Fire Program Manager
Idaho Department of Lands
3284 W Industrial Loop
Coeur dAlene, Idaho 83815
Phone: +1 208 666-8653
tholfeltz@idl.idaho.gov

Illinois

Tom Gargrave, Regional Forester
IL Dept. Natural Resources 
30550 Boathouse Rd
Wilmington, IL 60481
+1 815 476-0109
Tom.Gargrave@Illinois.gov

Kansas

Dennis Carlson, Assistant Fire Management Officer
Kansas Forest Service
PO Box 85
6503 SE Quito Road
Leon, KS 67074
Phone: +1 620 669-7061 
dcarlson@ksu.edu

Kentucky

Kessley Baker, Firewise Program Coordinator
KY Div of Forestry
154 Grand Vue Plaza
Hazard, Kentucky 41701
Phone: +1 606 435-6073
kessley.baker@ky.gov

Louisiana

Don Smith, Forest Protection Chief
Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1951
Baton Rouge, 70821
Phone: +1 225 952-8013
dpsmith@ldaf.state.la.us

Maine

Kent Nelson, Fire Prevention Specialist
Maine Forest Service
18 Elkins Ln Station 22
Augusta, Maine 04333
Phone: +1 207 287-4989
kent.nelson@maine.gov

Maryland

Lance Carroll, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
Maryland Forest Service
6095 Sixty Foot Rd
Parsonsburg, MD 21084
+1 443 735-9266
lance.carroll@maryland.gov

Massachusetts

Alex Belote, Fire Program Coordinator
MA DCR
1048 North Road
Westfield, Massachusetts 01085
Alex.belote@mass.gov 

Michigan

Paul Rogers, Fire Prevention Specialist
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
525 W Allegan 4th Floor NE
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Phone: +1 616 260-8406
rogersp5@michigan.gov

Minnesota

Allissa Reynolds, Wildfire Prevention Supervisor
MN Dept. of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
St Paul, Minnesota 55155-4040
Phone: +1 651 259-5288
Allissa.Reynolds@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Orlando Ellerby, Firewise Coordinator
MS Forestry Commission
14941 Highway 16W
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone: +1 601 481-5998
oellerby@mfc.ms.gov

Missouri

Ben Webster, MO State Fire Supervisor
MO Dept. of Conservation
PO Box 180
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Phone: +1 573 522-4115
ben.webster@mdc.mo.gov

Montana

Sarah Kleinhanzl
Community Wildfire Resilience Specialist
MT DNRC
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804-6847
Phone: +1 406 542-4311
Sarah.Kleinhanzl@mt.gov

Nebraska

Jorden Smith, WUI Forester
Nebraska Forest Service
608 N Robinson Ave.
P.O. Box 518
Hartington, NE 68739
Phone: +1 402 503-0520
jsmith145@unl.edu

Mark Frickel, WUI Forester
402 W. State Farm Rd.
North Platte, NE 69101-7751
+1 308 696-6702
mfrickel2@unl.edu

Nevada

New Hampshire

Captain Douglas Miner
NH Division of Forests & Lands
172 Pembroke Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: +1 603 227-8734
Douglas.Miner@dncr.nh.gov

New Jersey

Gregory McLaughlin, Assistant Division Forest Fire
NJ Forest Fire Service
370 East Veterans Highway
Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Phone: +1 609 292-2977
Gregory.mclaughlin@dep.state.nj.us

Joseph Battersby, Forest Fire Warden
NJ Forest Fire Service
501 E. State St.
P.O. Box 404
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: +1 609 292-2977
joseph.battersby@dep.nj.gov

New Mexico

New York

Andrew Jacob, Asst. Dir. Forest Rangers
625 Broadway, 3rd Floor
Albany, New York 12233-2560
Phone: +1 518 402-8832
andrew.jacob@dec.ny.gov

North Carolina

Please refer to the North Carolina Firewise USA jurisdiction map to find the appropriate regional coordinator for your county.

North Dakota

Aubrey Davis, Outreach and Education Manager
North Dakota Forest Service
916 E Interstate Ave Suite 4
Bismarck ND 58503-1227
Phone: +1 701 328-9941
aubrey.davis@ndsu.edu

Ohio

Aaron Kloss, Firewise Coordinator
OH Div. of Forestry
2045 Morse Road
Columbus, Ohio 43229
Phone: +1 614 265-6896
aaron.kloss@dnr.state.oh.us

Oklahoma

Oregon

Christie Shaw
Oregon Dept of Forestry
2600 State St, Building D
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: +1 503-871-2539
christie.shaw@odf.oregon.gov

Pennsylvania

Brian Pfister, Wildfire Prevention Specialist
PA Dept. of Conservation
400 Market St RCSOB 6th Floor
Harrisburg, 17105
Phone: +1 717 783-7955
bpfister@pa.gov

South Carolina

Drake Carroll
SC Forestry Commission
Firewise Field Coordinator
136 Airport Ct
Mullins, SC 29574
Phone: +1 843 423-3722
DCarroll@scfc.gov

South Dakota

Logan Brown, WUI Specialist
State of SD Wildfire Div.
3305 W. South St
Rapid City, 57702
Phone: +1 605 394-2584
logan.brown@state.sd.us

Tennessee

Robin Bible, Fire Program Specialist
Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, Div. of Forestry
P.O. Box 40627
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: +1 615 837-5537
Robin.Bible@tn.gov
https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/forests.html

Texas

Kari Hines, Firewise Coordinator
Texas A&M Forest Service
700 S. Reynolds St.
La Grange, TX 78945
Phone: +1 512 375-0354
khines@tfs.tamu.edu

Utah

Julie Murphy, WUI Coordinator
UT Div. of Forestry, Fire & State Lands
1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3520
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 385-228-6439
juliemurphy@utah.gov

Vermont

Jim Esden, Forester
State of Vermont
100 Mineral St. Suite 304
Springfield, Vermont 05156
Phone: +1 802 777-1591
Jim.Esden@vermont.gov

Virginia

Michael Downey
Virginia Department of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: 434-529-7546
michael.downey@dof.virginia.gov

Washington

guy.gifford@dnr.wa.gov

West Virginia

Jeremy C. Jones
Deputy State Fire Manager
7 Players Club Dr.
Charleston, WV  25311
Phone: +1 304 558-2788 x51770
jeremy.c.jones@wv.gov

Wisconsin

Jolene Ackerman, WUI Coordinator
WI Dept of Natural Reasources
PO Box 7921 101 S Webster St
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921
Phone: +1 608 267-7677
jolene.ackerman@wisconsin.gov

Wyoming

Nick Zaczek, Senior Resource Forester - Fuels Program Manager
Wyoming State Forestry Division
5500 Bishop Blvd
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: +1 307 777-5478
nick.zaczek@wyo.gov