FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator Contacts
United States and Territories
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Adam Ball
Alabama Forestry Commission
2973 Miller Nursery RD
Autaugaville, AL 36003
334-931-7124
State VFA Coordinator
Nicklas Jordan
Alabama Forestry Commission
1109 W. Market ST, Suite F
Athens, AL 35611
256-618-1645
State FEPP and FPP Coordinator
Vacant
Alaska Department of Natural Resources / Division of Forestry
550 West 7th Ave, Suite 1450
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-269-8461
Fax: 425-220-4488
State VFA Coordinator
Alaska Department of Natural Resources / Division of Forestry
3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2675
Fax: 907-451-2690
FFP Coordinator Position is currently vacant
VFA Program unestablished
State FEPP Coordinator
Duke Vele
Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 1086
Pago Pago, AS 96799
684-633-1111, Ext 57
Fax: 684-633-7296
State FEPP Coordinator
Douglas McDonald
Arizona State Forestry & Fire Management
2901 W. Pinnacle Peak RD
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Office: 623-474-1461
Cell: 602-341-0004
State FFP Coordinator
Vacant
State VFA Coordinator
John Truett
Arizona State Forestry & Fire Management
1110 W. Washington, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Cell: 619-204-6196
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Kathryn Mahan-Hooten
Arkansas Forestry Commission
20 Industrial Blvd.
Greenbrier, AR 72058
501-679-3581
State FEPP and FFP Coordinators
Alicia Hastings
916-955-4108
Melissa Hillis
916-956-7610
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
Fax: 916-894-9880
State VFA Coordinator
Megan Esfandiary
Grant Analyst
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
916-653-3649
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Matt O'Leary
Division of Fire Prevention & Control
3843 W. Laporte Ave., Bldg. 1053
Fort Collins, CO 80523
720-544-2274 or
720-544-2278
State VFA Coordinator
Division of Fire, Prevention and Control
690 Kipling St., Ste. 2000
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-239-4600
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Tom Trask
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
860-424-3325
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Sam Topper
Delaware Forest Service
2320 S. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
302-856-2893
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Kasie Crowe
Florida Forest Service
3125 Conner Blvd., RM-290
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
850-681-5918
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Michelle Newman
Georgia Forestry Commission
5645 Riggins Mill Road
Dry Branch, GA 31020
478-550-5959
State VFA Coordinator
Mark Millirons
Georgia Forestry Commission
5645 Riggins Mill Road
Dry Branch, GA 31020
478-751-3504
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Christine Camacho Fejeran
Guam Forestry and Soil
163 Dairy Road
Mangilao, Guam 96913
671-300-7975
No VFA program available
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Michael Walker
Hawaii Division of Forestry
Kalanimoku Building
1151 Punchbowl St., Rm. 325
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-587-4188
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Bjorn Jordan
Idaho Department of Lands
3284 W. Industrial Loop
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
208-666-8654
Jessica Wirth
FEPP and FFP Program Specialist
Idaho Department of Lands
3328 W Industrial Loop
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
208-666-8657
State VFA Coordinator
Josh Harvey
Idaho Department of Lands
3284 W. Industrial Loop
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
208-769-1525
State FEPP, FFP and VFA Coordinator
Benjamin Snyder
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
52 Cinder Hill Drive
Murphysboro, IL 62966
618-565-2828
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Lonnie Kern
Indiana Division of Forestry
6220 Forest Road
Martinsville, IN 46151-0650
765-792-4647
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Jason Walker
IDNR Forestry - Fire Program
2404 South Duff Ave.
Ames, Iowa 50010-8093
515-689-0083
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Eric Ward
Kansas Forest Service
2610 Claflin FD
Manhattan, KS 66502-2798
785-532-3307
State VFA Coordinator
Mark Neely
Kansas Forest Service
2610 Claflin FD
Manhattan, KS 66502-2798
785-532-3314
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
William (Hank) Duncan
Kentucky Division of Forestry
300 Sower Blvd.
Frankfort, KY 40601
606-337-3939
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Brian Thacker
LDAF Forestry
515 Forestry Rd.
Woodworth, LA 71485
Office: 318-487-5867
Fax: 225-237-5933
State VFA Coordinator
Matthew Polk
Louisiana Office of Forestry
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 600
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-925-4500
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Terri Teller
Maine Forest Service
22 SHS, 18 Elkins Ln.
Augusta, ME 04330
207-287-4993
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Shannon Wolfe
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service
10201 Bee Oak Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
301-331-6432
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Keith Robbins
Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
51 Military Rd.
Amherst, MA 01002
413-387-3046
State VFA Coordinator
Alex Belote
Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
1048 North Road/Route 202
Westfield, MA 01085
857-248-2741
State FEPP Coordinator
Matt Feldpausch
Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
525 West Allegan, PO Box 30452
Lansing, MI 48909
517-614-0435
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Tim Oland
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Forestry / Minnesota Interagency Fire Center
402 SE 11th Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-322-2688
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Kory Williams
Mississippi Forestry Commission
3139 Highway 468 West
Pearl, MS 39208
601-264-7493
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Kent Bassett
Missouri Department of Conservation
2652 S. Jefferson Ave.
Lebanon, MO 65536
417-532-7904
State VFA Coordinator
Ben Webster
Missouri Department of Conservation
PO Box180
Jefferson, MO 65102
573-751-4115
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Eugene Shepard
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804-3199
406-542-4271
Rose Kirschenheiter
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
FEPP and FFP Program Specialist
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804-3199
406-542-4228
State VFA Coordinator
Rhea Blankenship
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804-3199
406-542-4267
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Lew Sieber
Nebraska State Forestry
1071 Country Road G
Ithaca, NE 68033
402-624-8061
State VFA Coordinator
Matt Holte
Nebraska Forest Service
101 Forestry Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0815
402-472-6060
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Ron Bollier
Nevada Division of Forestry
2478 Fairview Drive
Carson City, NV 89701
775-684-2556
State FEPP, FPP, and VFA Coordinator
Barry Stone
Nevada Division of Forestry
2478 Fairview Drive
Carson City, NV 89701
775-684-2511
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Michael Matson
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
603-227-8730
State VFA Coordinator
Steven Sherman
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
603-271-2214
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Ed Lord
New Jersey Fire Service
PO Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
609-816-3356
State VFA Coordinator
Shawn Judy
New Jersey Fire Service
PO Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
609-209-2474
State FEPP Coordinator
Robert Brown
New Mexico State Forestry Division
1220 S. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 57504-1948
505-660-5705
Vernon Muller
New Mexico State Forestry Division
1220 S. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 57504-1948
505-476-3349
State FFP Coordinator
None at this time
State VFA Coordinator
Robert Brown
New Mexico State Forestry Division
1220 S. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 57504-1948
505-660-5705
State FEPP, FFP and VFA Coordinator
Trish Sawyer
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Forest Protection
625 Broadway Street, 11th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-2560
518-402-8618
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
James Rogers
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Forest Service
2411 Old US 70 West
Clayton, NC 27520
919-553-6178
State VFA Coordinator
Randy Kearney
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Conservation Services - Forest Service
2411 Old US 70 West
Clayton, NC 27520
919-553-6175
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Aaron Bucholz
North Dakota State University - North Dakota Forest Service
916 E. Interstate Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
Office: 701-328-9946
Cell: 701-934-4149
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Claudio K. Norita
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Station 1 Tekken Street
Saipan, MP 96950
670-664-9904
State FEPP, FFP, VFA Coordinator
Aaron Kloss
Ohio Division of Forestry
2045 Morse RD H-1
Columbus, Ohio 43229
614-265-6896
State FEPP, FFP and VFA Coordinator
Andy James
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-823-6742
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
David Allen
Fire Cache Manager
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 Lee St. SE, Bldg. H
Salem, OR 97310
503-945-7466
Skip Morton
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 Lee St. SE, Bldg. H
Salem, OR 97310
503-945-7325
Cesar Morfin
FEPP and FFP Disposition Coordinator
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 Lee St. SE, Bldg. I
Salem, OR 97310
971-701-5732
State VFA Coordinator
Mary Schmelz
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
503-945-7369
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Charlie Choplick
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
PO Box 8552
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552
717-772-0256
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Carlos Ripoll Olmeda
Puerto Rico Forestry
PO Box 13325
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-3325
787-725-3444
State VFA Coordinator
Lt. Joel Figueroa Betancourt
Puerto Rico Forestry
PO Box 13325
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-3325
787-725-3444
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Greg Rathburn
Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment
260 Arcadia Road
Hope Valley, RI 02832
401-539-2356
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Jonathan Calore
South Carolina Forestry Commission
5500 Broad River Rd.
Columbia, SC 29212
803-896-8840
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Joannah Tornow
South Dakota Department of Public Safety
3305 West South St.
Rapid City, SD 57702-8160
605-393-8120
State VFA Coordinator
Brandon Anderson
South Dakota Department of Public Safety
3305 West South St.
Rapid City, SD 57702-8160
605-393-8114
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Shannon Sims
Tennessee Division of Forestry
400 Hogan Road
Nashville, TN 37204
731-412-8437
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Kelly Scott
Texas Forest Service
481 Texas Forest Service Loop, Bldg. A456
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-639-8144
State VFA Coordinator
Merrie Noak
Texas A&M Forest Service
200 Technology Way, Suite 1162
College Station, TX 77845-3424
979-458-7354
State FEPP and FFP Coordinators
Jon Arndt
Statewide Logistics Specialist
Utah Division of Forestry
1594 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703
801-560-7783
Warren Findley
Utah Division Forestry
1594 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703
801-834-2894
State VFA Coordinator
Brett Ostler
Utah Division of Forestry
1594 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703
801-538-5389
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Dan Dillner
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
111 West St.
Essex Junction, VT 05452
802-777-3079
State VFA Coordinator
Kathy Decker
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
374 Emerson Falls Road, Suite 4
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
802-473-0007
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Bernice Verret
Virginia Department of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 800
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-978-8903
State FEPP and FFP Coordinators
Dan Boyle
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Eastern Washington Fire District Assistance and FFP/FEPP Manager
Wildland Fire Management Division
360-480-0490
Nick Cronquist
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Western Washington Fire District Assistance and FFP/FEPP Specialist,
Wildland Fire Management Division
360-480-2700
Jamie Kuryllo
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Western Washington Fire District Assistance and FFP/FEPP Coordinator
Wildland Fire Management Division
360-522-3770
Cindy Preston
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Eastern Washington Fire District Assistance and FFP/FEPP Coordinator
Wildland Fire Management Division
509-607-9724
State FEPP, FFP and VFA Coordinator
Eric Jarrell
West Virginia Division of Forestry
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Charleston, WV 25305
304-352-4873
State FEPP and VFA Coordinator
Ron Schneider
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1706 Academy Ave.
Tomah, WI 54660
608-438-6528
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Charles Thompson
Wyoming State Forestry Division
5500 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-630-5975
Please notify Michael Huneke with updates to this list.