Fire
Brandon Everett, Fire Management Officer, Job Corps Fire Program
- High School
- USDA Forest Service
- A fire management officer for Job Corps trains, mentors, and leads young men and women to be better and provide public service as a firefighter. I also make decisions daily on resource staffing and preparedness to ensure we are ready to respond to new fires or support existing fires.
- High School
- USDA Forest Service
- A fire management officer for Job Corps trains, mentors, and leads young men and women to be better and provide public service as a firefighter. I also make decisions daily on resource staffing and preparedness to ensure we are ready to respond to new fires or support existing fires.
Angie Matos, Engine Captain
- High School
- USDA Forest Service
- I supervise an engine crew and fire engine in Montana. When I am on the fire line, I operate as an incident commander, division group supervisor, helicopter manager, crew boss, engine boss, task force leader, or sawyer. All these qualifications require keeping my crew and assigned resources safe!
- High School
- USDA Forest Service
- I supervise an engine crew and fire engine in Montana. When I am on the fire line, I operate as an incident commander, division group supervisor, helicopter manager, crew boss, engine boss, task force leader, or sawyer. All these qualifications require keeping my crew and assigned resources safe!
Alfonso Montoya, Fuels District Assistant Fire and Management Officer (AFMO)
- B.S., Colorado State University-Pueblo
- USDA Forest Service
- My job is to manage the land and serve the public through fire management and fuels reduction.
- B.S., Colorado State University-Pueblo
- USDA Forest Service
- My job is to manage the land and serve the public through fire management and fuels reduction.
Alexa Scanlan, Prevention Technician
- B.A., MNR, University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service
- My job in prevention is about public education and outreach, making sure that we share consumable knowledge about our forests, and how to prevent fires. I also still respond to and fight wildland fires.
- B.A., MNR, University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service
- My job in prevention is about public education and outreach, making sure that we share consumable knowledge about our forests, and how to prevent fires. I also still respond to and fight wildland fires.
Scott Goodrick, Meteorologist
- University of Alabama, Huntsville
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A meteorologist studies weather and climate. Weather is what is happening today or tomorrow. For example, is it raining or is it hot or cold? Climate is how weather changes over time. For example, this winter was colder or warmer than normal.
- University of Alabama, Huntsville
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A meteorologist studies weather and climate. Weather is what is happening today or tomorrow. For example, is it raining or is it hot or cold? Climate is how weather changes over time. For example, this winter was colder or warmer than normal.
Shyh-Chin Chen, Meteorologist
- Ph.D., University of Illinois
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a meteorologist, my research involves the predictability and fire science applications of weather and climate.
- Ph.D., University of Illinois
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a meteorologist, my research involves the predictability and fire science applications of weather and climate.
David Weise, Forester
- Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forester studies how forests and woodlands grow, function, and are managed to provide things that people want and need from forests. Specifically, I study prescribed fire and how it can be used as a tool to manage our forests and wildlands.
- Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forester studies how forests and woodlands grow, function, and are managed to provide things that people want and need from forests. Specifically, I study prescribed fire and how it can be used as a tool to manage our forests and wildlands.
Louise Loudermilk, Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble after fire.
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble after fire.
W. Matt Jolly, Research Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research fire ecologist, I study how vegetation, weather, and terrain interact to influence wildland fires.
- Ph.D., University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research fire ecologist, I study how vegetation, weather, and terrain interact to influence wildland fires.
Morris C. Johnson, Research Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
