FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator Contacts
United States and Territories
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
David Davis
Alabama Forestry Commission
2973 Miller Nursery RD
Autaugaville, AL 36003
(334) 590-3398
State VFA Coordinator
Greg Wood
Alabama Forestry Commission
1109 W. Market ST, Suite F
Athens, AL 35611
(256) 232-7940
State FEPP and FPP Coordinator
Michael Burkhead
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
(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
Helene Hochholzer
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
(860) 424-3632
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Kyle Hoyd
Delaware Forest Service
2320 S. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 698-4548
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
Gail Kantak
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
Michael Froelich
Kentucky Division of Forestry
300 Sower Blvd.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-632-0866
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
Bret Lane
Louisiana Office of Forestry
5825 Florida Blvd., St. 6000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 925-4500
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Kent Nelson
Maine Forest Service
22 SHS, 18 Elkins Ln
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 287-4989
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
Keith Beatty
Mississippi Forestry Commission
3139 Highway 468 West
Pearl, MS 39208
(662) 251-6396
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 Coordinator
Michael Matson
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
(603) 227-8730
State FFP Coordinator
Rick Todd
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
(603) 892-5088
State VFA Coordinator
Steven Sherman
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
(603) 271-2214
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Russ Fenton
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
PO Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
(609) 984-3854
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 Coordinator
Lynne M. Korona
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway Street, 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12233-2560
(518) 402-8835
State FFP Coordinator
None at this time
State VFA Coordinator
Lynne M. Korona
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway Street, 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12233-2560
(518) 402-8835
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 and FFP Coordinator
Andy James
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
830 NE 12th Avenue
Goldsby, OK 73093
(405) 288-2385
State VFA Coordinator
Mark Goeller
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
830 NE 12th Avenue
Goldsby, OK 73093
(918) 207-9492
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
Bonnie Taijeron
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
Olney Knight
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 Agriculture
3305 West South St.
Rapid City, SD 57702-8160
(605) 393-8120
State VFA Coordinator
Jim Burk
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
3305 West South St.
Rapid City, SD 57702-8160
(605) 393-8011
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Jason Rickman
Tennessee Division of Forestry
440 Hogan Road
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 837-5430
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Kelly Scott
Texas Forest Service
2127 South First Street
Lufkin TX 75901
(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 Coordinator
Kathy Decker
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
374 Emerson Falls Road, Suite 4
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 473-0007
State FFP Coordinator
None at this time
State VFA Coordinator
Lars Lund
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
1 National Life Drive, Davis 2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3801
(802) 777-4188
State FEPP, FFP, and VFA Coordinator
Richard Schmidt
Virginia Department of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 800,
Charlottesville, VA 22903
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Dan Boyle
Fire District Assistance and FFP/FEPP Specialist,
Eastern Washington State Department of Natural Resources -
Wildland Fire Management Division
Cell: (360) 480-0490
Nick Cronquist
Western Washington Fire District Assistance and FFP/FEPP Specialist
Washington State Department of Natural Resources-
Wildland Fire Management Division
360-480-2700
State FEPP and FFP Coordinator
Jeremy Jones
West Virginia Division of Forestry
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0180
(304) 558-2788
State VFA Coordinator
Walt Jackson
West Virginia Division of Forestry
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0180
(304) 558-2788
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.