Jacob McCarthy is the Assistant District Forester on District 5 for the Wyoming State Forestry Division. His district covers Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties.
Jacob is charged with helping to implement all programs administered by WSFD. Among these programs is the Fuels Program that is administrated by program manager Reed Oldenberg. Jacob also participates in fire suppression activities and agency representative activities on wildfire events. With a B.S. in Forestry, ground based forestry and fire experience, Jacob helps to coordinate efforts of fuels mitigation on District 5.