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DISCLAIMER &
PRIVACY NOTICE

RAWS CONTACTS

BLM Remote Sensing/Fire Weather Support Unit:
RAWS Help Desk 208-387-5475 rawsdepothelp@nifc.blm.gov
Herb Arnold 208-387-5726 Herb_Arnold@nifc.blm.gov
USFS National RAWS Program Manager:
Linnea Keating 208-476-8312 lkeating@fs.fed.us
USFS Regional RAWS Coordinators:
R1 - Erin Law 406-329-4952 elaw@fs.fed.us
R2 - Flint Cheney 303-236-0646 fcheney@fs.fed.us
R3 - Richard Naden 505-842-3415 rnaden@fs.fed.us
R4 - Tenna Biggs 801-625-5403 tbiggs@fs.fed.us
R5 - Russ Gripp 530-841-4439 rgipp@fs.fed.us
R6 - Kenneth Kramer 206-473-1892 kkramer@fs.fed.us
R8 - Barry Garten 540-265-5130 bgarten@fs.fed.us
R9 - Steve Marien 612-713-7322 Stephen_marien@nps.gov
R10 - Jennifer Trudeau 907-288-7743 jtrudeau@fs.fed.us
NPS Fire Weather Program Committee:
NIFC Coord - Dick Bahr 208-387-5217 Dick_Bahr@nps.gov
NIFC - Bill Yohn 208.387.5212 Bill_Yohn@nps.gov
Alaska - Sharon Alden 907-822-5234 Sharon_Alden@nps.gov
Intermountain - Nathan Williamson 970-586-1434 Nathan_Williamson@nps.gov
Midwest - Paul Mancuso 402-661-1758 Paul_Mancuso@nps.gov
Nat'l Capital - Jeff Seabright (Zeke) 202-619-7065 Jeffrey_Seabright@nps.gov
Northeast - Peg Ainslie 307-768-3191 Peggy_Ainslie@nps.gov
Pac. West - Corky Conover 415-331-6374 Corky_Conover@nps.gov
Southeast - Dan Mapstone 601-680-4029 Dan_Mapstone@nps.gov
Tech. Spec. - Michelle Fox 208-387-5475 Michelle_Fox@nifc.blm.gov
FWS Regional RAWS Coordinators:
National - Mike Smith 208-387-5831 Michael_J_Smith@fws.gov
National - Dale Bitner 208-387-5786 Dale_Bitner@fws.gov
CNO - Jessica Wade 916-978-6181 Jessica_Wade@fws.gov
R1 - Thomas Skinner 509-545-5493 Thomas_Skinner@fws.gov
R2 - Chuck Maxwell 505-842-3419 cmaxwell@fs.fed.us
R3 - Tim Hepola 612-713-5479 Tim_Hepola@fws.gov
R4 - Kevin Scasny 678-320-3009 Kevin_Scasny@fws.gov
R5 - Rick Vollick 207-827-6138 x22 rick_vollick@fws.gov
R6 - Richard Sterry 303-236-8134 Richard_Sterry@fws.gov
R7 - Jan Passek 907-786-3654 Jan_Passek@fws.gov
FWS regions map
 
BIA Regional RAWS Coordinators:
National - Vacant    
NW - Gene Lonning 503-231-2175  
Great Plains - Paul Pooler 605-226-7621  
Eastern - John Andes 615-467-1669  
SW - John Morton 505-563-3370  
Western - John Lee 602-379-4512  
Pacific - Yvone Jones 916-978-6066  
Rocky Mountain - Jim Roessler 406-247-7949  
Navajo - Bill Watchman 928-729-7389  
State & Local Government RAWS Coordinators:
Arkansas
Robert McFarland		 501-296-1940 robert.mcfarland@arkansas.gov
City of Bend, OR
Chris Brelje		 541-317-3031 cbrelje@ci.bend.or.us
Beverly Hills Fire Department
Greg Barton		 310-281-2703 gbarton@beverlyhills.org
California (CDF)
Doug Forrest		 916-653-6608 doug.forrest@fire.ca.gov
Camp Pendleton
Jerry Baker		 760-763-2721 bakerjw@pendleton.usmc.mil
Delaware
Jim Dobson		 302-653-6505 james.dobson@state.de.us
Georgia
Daniel Chan		 478-751-3508 dchan@gfc.state.ga.us
Hawaii
Wayne Ching		 808-587-4173 wayne_f_ching@exec.state.hi.us
Indiana
Charles Keller		 765-342-4701 ckeller@dnr.state.in.us
Iowa
Denny Michel		 515-281-4924 denny.michel@dnr.state.ia.us
Kentucky
Bernie Andersen		 502-564-4496 bernie.andersen@ky.gov
LA County Fire
J. Lopez		 818-890-5720  
Maryland
Rick Lillard		 301-478-2976 rlillard@dnr.state.md.us
Missouri
Bill Altman		 573-468-3335 Bill.Altman@mdc.mo.gov
Michigan
Robert Ziel		 906-249-1497 zielr@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Doug Meidtke		 218-327-4445 doug.miedtke@dnr.state.mn.us
Mississippi
Jerry Delaughter		 601-940-3552 jdelaughter@mfc.state.ms.us
Montana
Ted Mead		 406-881-1231 tmead@state.mt.us
New Jersey
Bert Plante		 609-292-2977 bert.plante@dep.state.nj.us
New York
Joe Kennedy		 518-359-7030 kennedy@northnet.org
North Carolina
Gary Curcio		 252-520-2402 gary.curcio@ncmail.net
Oregon
Jim Trost		 503-945-7448 jtrost@odf.state.or.us
Orange County, CA
George Ewan		 714-573-6059 george.ewan@ofca.org
South Carolina
Miles Knight		 803-896-8856  
South Dakota
Paul Watts		 605-394-8837 randall.benson@sdsmt.edu
Texas
Tom Spencer		 979-458-6530 tspencer@tfs.tamu.edu
Tennessee
John Kirksey		   john.kirksey@state.tn.us
West Virginia
Rodger Ozburn		 304-367-2793 rmrozburn@ma.rr.com
Washington
Greg Sinnett		 360-902-1328 greg.sinnett@wadnr.gov

For more information about the interagency RAWS program, contact USFS Program Manager Linnea Keating or BLM Remote Sensing Fire Weather Support Unit Manager Herb Arnold.