National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center

PFTC Steering Committee

Background

July 10, 1997 was the first organizational meeting of the Prescribed Fire Training Center. It was just a concept on paper at the beginning of the meeting. The question was asked if a program could be ready in January 1998. At the conclusion of the meeting, the concept turned into a "done deal" and on January 5, 1998, the first session became a reality. A Steering Committee was chartered at this time.

Responsibility

The Steering Committee has been charged with providing the Center Director and staff feedback as to whether the mission of the Center is being carried out. The mission is to maintain a national interagency center of excellence for prescribed fire, with an emphasis on actual field experience, in order to increase skills and knowledge and to build confidence in the application of prescribed fire.

Composition

Initially the Steering Committee was driven by field personnel, kept small, close to the ground and close to Florida. The July 1997 Steering Committtee consisted of six members. Twelve months later the Committee added four members to include the PFTC Director and Administrative Specialist. At the July 1999 meeting it was decided to add national representation from BIA, NPS and BLM to the Committee. The chair position was established for a two-year rotation. A vice-chair position was then established at the July 2000 meeting. At the December 2000 meeting a representative for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was added. During the December 2004 meeting two technical advisor positions were added; a Field Coordinator and Host/Cooperator. These two representatives would attend meetings, when requested by the Chair, in an advisory non-voting member capacity.

PFTC Steering Committee Members

Bahr, Dick - Vice Chair
NPS National Rep
NPS Fire Mgmt. Program Center
3833 S. Development Ave.
Boise, ID 83705-5217
208.387.5217
208.387.5250 (fax)
email: dick_bahr@nps.gov		 Durrwachter, Jim (*)
Director, PFTC
3250 Capital Circle SW
Tallahassee, FL 32310
850.523.8633
850.766.1254 (cell)
850.523.8640 (fax)
email: jim_durrwachter@fws.gov		 Seamon, Paula
TNC Rep
13093 Henry Beadel Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32312
850.668.0926
850.556.3272 (cell)
email: pseamon@tnc.org
Crawford, Ralph
DOF FL & NASF Rep
Florida Div. of Forestry
3125 Conner Blvd, Rm 154
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850.487.0648
850.228.7780 (cell)
850.488.4445 (fax)
email: crawfor@doacs.state.fl.us		 Hart, James
FS Florida Rep
NFs in Florida
325 John Knox Road, Ste. F-100
Tallahassee FL 32303
850.523.8562
850.570.9090 (cell)
email: jhart@fs.fed.us		 Sexton, Tim
FS WO Advisor
USFS, NIFC
3833 S. Development Ave.
Boise, ID 83705
208.387.5223
208.861.5043 (cell)
email: timsexton@fs.fed.us
Cross, Clint
FS Region 8 Rep
USDA Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Rd, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.347.3192
404.909.2132 (cell)
404.347.2836 (fax)
email: Clint Cross@fs.fed.us		 Kubiak, Pete
FWS Eastern Rep
USFWS Southeast Region
1875 Century Blvd, Ste 400
Atlanta, GA 30345
404.679.7244
404.661.4819 (cell)
404.679.7272 (fax)
email: pete_kubiak@fws.gov		 Tewa, Duane
BIA Rep
Bureau of Indian Affairs, NIFC
Training Specialist - FUTA
2205 Columbia Ave, SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505.842.3482
505.331.1076 (cell)
email: dtewa@fs.fed.us
Detwiler, Carolyn (*)
Administrative Spec., PFTC
3250 Capital Circle SW
Tallahassee, FL 32310
850.523.8634
850.766.1693 (cell)
850.523.8640 (fax)
email: cdetwiler@fs.fed.us		 Mueller, David
Bureau of Land Mgmt., NIFC
3833 S. Development Ave.
Boise, ID 83705
208.387.5151
208.841.1180 (cell)
208.387.5994 (fax)
email: david_n_mueller@blm.gov		 Vacant
FWS Western Rep
 
 
 
 
 
 
(*) Advisory non-voting members

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