Welcome to the California Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (CWCG)

The California Wildland Fire Coordinating Group is established to provide an interagency approach to wildland fire management and all-risk support on all land ownerships within the State of California. The purpose of CWCG is to further interagency cooperation, communications, coordination, and to provide interagency fire management direction and all-risk support for the Northern and Southern California Geographical Areas.

CFMA Re-write Information

CWCG is mde up of representatives from the:

  • CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTON (CAL FIRE)
    Deputy Director for Fire Protection
    P.O. Box 944246
    Sacramento, CA  94244-2460
    Attention: Andy McMurry, Chairperson

  • FOREST SERVICE, Pacific Southwest Region (USFS)
    1323 Club Drive
    Vallejo, CA  94592
    Attention: Willie Thompson

  • CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (Cal EMA)
    3650 Schriever Ave.
    Mather, CA  95655.
    Attention: Kim Zagaris

  • FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Pacific Southwest Region (FWS)
    2800 Cottage Way Suite W-2606
    Sacramento, CA  95825
    Attention:

  • BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT California (BLM)
    Branch of Fire Aviation Management
    2800 Cottage Way
    Sacramento, CA   95825
    Attention: Paul Bannister

  • BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Pacific Region (BIA)
    2800 Cottage Way
    Sacramento, CA   95825
    Attention: Ron Recker

  • NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Pacific West Region (NPS)
    1111 Jackson Street Suite #700
    Oakland, CA   94607
    Attention: Christie Neill

  • CAL FIRE Contract County Representative
    John Tripp , Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACO)

  • COOPERATING FIRE AGENCIES