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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.

CWCG Representatives

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Pacific Region (BIA)


Nate Gogna

Branch Chief of Fire Aviation Management
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
Office: (916) 978-6177
Mobile: (916) 589-7039

Contract County Representative
Marin, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties


Jason Weber Chair

Association of Contract Counties
1600 Los Gamos Drive, Suite 300
San Rafael, CA 94903
Office: (415) 473-4100
Mobile:

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CAL OES)

Brian Marshall

Chief, Fire & Rescue Division
3650 Schriever Ave.
Mather, CA 95655
Office: (916) 845-8726
Mobile:

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Pacific West Region (NPS)

John Goss

Regional Fire Management Officer
555 Battery Street, Suite 122
San Francisco, CA 94111
Office: (559) 908-6526
Mobile: (559) 908-6526


FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Pacific Southwest Region (FWS)

Ryan Aeby

Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
Mobile: (530) 510-6339


BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT California (BLM)

Peter Kelly

State Fire Management Officer
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
Mobile: (916) 907-3443


FOREST SERVICE, Pacific Southwest Region (USFS)


Jay Kurth

Deputy Director, Fire, Fuels, & Aviation Management

1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
Office: (707) 562-8789
Mobile: (530) 503-5284


CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTON (CAL FIRE)

Jake Sjolund

Deputy Director, Fire Protection

P.O. Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
Office: (916) 653-5123
Mobile:

CWCG Technical Adivisors

SOPS GACC Center Manager
Andrea Littlefield
Mobile: (951) 269-9021

NOPS GACC Center Manager
Laurie (Forni) Hackett
Mobile: (530) 227-9102

NMAC Group Liaison

Operations Program Lead Branch of Wildland Fire
Chuck Russell
Mobile: (907) 205-7570

Contact

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