I am the Wildfire Preparedness Coordinator for the Office of Emergency Management in Missoula County. I work with a variety of stakeholders, including the Lolo National Forest, Missoula DNRC office, Rural and Urban Fire Districts, private landowners, non-profit groups and many more. My job entails the facilitation of the CWPP and the National Cohesive Strategy to create a fire adapted and resilient ecosystem and community in Missoula County.

Specifically interested in learning about increasing mitigation capacity for rural fire departments, reducing costs of thinning and managing biomass removal.