Fire Career
Aaron Rowe, Forest Fuels & Fire Prevention Specialist
FireFire Career- B.S., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service
- My job is to implement effective fuels treatments to make a more fire-resilient and fire-adapted landscape as well as prevent unwanted human-caused wildfires.
- B.S., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service
- My job is to implement effective fuels treatments to make a more fire-resilient and fire-adapted landscape as well as prevent unwanted human-caused wildfires.
Shaniko Cowie, Deputy Fire Staff, Fuels
FireFire Career- M.S., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service
- I manage the fuels program at the forest level, which includes coordinating prescribed fire and fuels reduction treatments across our 2.3-million-acre forest. During fire season, I provide expertise in fire behavior and fire growth modeling. I also provide fire management leadership and expertise for the forest fire program as a whole.
- M.S., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service
- I manage the fuels program at the forest level, which includes coordinating prescribed fire and fuels reduction treatments across our 2.3-million-acre forest. During fire season, I provide expertise in fire behavior and fire growth modeling. I also provide fire management leadership and expertise for the forest fire program as a whole.
Sally Davis, Interagency Fire Training Officer
FireFire Career- B.S.S., Ohio University
- USDA Forest Service
- As an interagency fire training officer I maintain training records for wildland firefighters and fire support personnel
- B.S.S., Ohio University
- USDA Forest Service
- As an interagency fire training officer I maintain training records for wildland firefighters and fire support personnel
Rex Thompson, Fire Prevention Technician
FireFire Career- High School
- USDA Forest Service
- My position as a fire prevention technician gives me the opportunity to meet and educate the public about fire safety and ways to protect natural resources for future generations.
- High School
- USDA Forest Service
- My position as a fire prevention technician gives me the opportunity to meet and educate the public about fire safety and ways to protect natural resources for future generations.
Paul Corrigan, Utah Interagency Smoke Coordinator
FireFire Career- B.S., Virginia Tech
- USDA Forest Service
- As a smoke coordinator, I am the liaison between all the land managers doing prescribed fire (Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Utah Department of Natural Resources, etc.) and the Utah Division of Air Quality.
- B.S., Virginia Tech
- USDA Forest Service
- As a smoke coordinator, I am the liaison between all the land managers doing prescribed fire (Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Utah Department of Natural Resources, etc.) and the Utah Division of Air Quality.
Olivia-Iniabi Collette, Wildfire Prevention Officer
FireFire Career- Graduate, National Wildland Firefighter Apprentice Academy
- USDA Forest Service
- As a wildfire prevention officer, I provide guidance, leadership, and program management with a focus on wildfire prevention and education to my unit employees and customers to establish appropriate and effective methods to educate, manage, and modify their behavior with the goal of preventing adverse impacts caused by unplanned wildfire ignitions.
- Graduate, National Wildland Firefighter Apprentice Academy
- USDA Forest Service
- As a wildfire prevention officer, I provide guidance, leadership, and program management with a focus on wildfire prevention and education to my unit employees and customers to establish appropriate and effective methods to educate, manage, and modify their behavior with the goal of preventing adverse impacts caused by unplanned wildfire ignitions.
Molly Booth, Assistant Center Manager & Intelligence Coordinator
FireFire Career- B.S.S., Cornell College
- USDA Forest Service
- My primary duty is to serve as the assistant center manager for Payette Interagency Dispatch Center. In this capacity, I help with the coordination and operations of wildland fire resources to help with prescribed fire, fire suppression, aircraft operations, and fire management.
- B.S.S., Cornell College
- USDA Forest Service
- My primary duty is to serve as the assistant center manager for Payette Interagency Dispatch Center. In this capacity, I help with the coordination and operations of wildland fire resources to help with prescribed fire, fire suppression, aircraft operations, and fire management.
Milena Rockwood, Fuels Technician
FireFire Career- M.S., Utah State University
- USDA Forest Service
- A fuels technician plans and implements vegetation management projects. I am responsible for overseeing the fuel projects and ensuring that expectations are met for each project. I also support the forest with fire suppression, measuring fuels’ moisture levels, collecting photos and data, and scouting areas for new projects. I also monitor conditions to implement prescribed burns.
- M.S., Utah State University
- USDA Forest Service
- A fuels technician plans and implements vegetation management projects. I am responsible for overseeing the fuel projects and ensuring that expectations are met for each project. I also support the forest with fire suppression, measuring fuels’ moisture levels, collecting photos and data, and scouting areas for new projects. I also monitor conditions to implement prescribed burns.
Mary Lata, Fire Ecologist
FireFire Career- B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
- USDA Forest Service
- My job includes teaching firefighters, speaking to communities at public events, collaborating with others on issues related to fire ecology, consulting with other land management agencies, predicting (modeling) how wildfire and prescribed fire behave, and presenting at conferences.
- B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
- USDA Forest Service
- My job includes teaching firefighters, speaking to communities at public events, collaborating with others on issues related to fire ecology, consulting with other land management agencies, predicting (modeling) how wildfire and prescribed fire behave, and presenting at conferences.