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The purpose of the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (AWFCG)(link is external) - Fire Modeling and Analysis Committee (FMAC) is to provide cohesive direction and collaborative response to address interagency needs for fire modeling and analysis within Alaska. This committee provides comprehensive integration and coordination in support of statewide data needs, analysis and modeling concepts and training/mentoring. It also provides consolidated responses to data and information requests to ensure Alaska-specific needs, anomalies, and conditions are supported in national systems. The FMAC has also been designated by the AWFCG as the Alaska liaison and point of contact for the LANDFIRE(link is external) project.

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FMAC Members

(Updated March 2022)

Tom St. Clair, BIA (Chair)
Fire Management Officer
thomas.stclair@bia.gov

Jennifer Barnes, NPS 
Regional Fire Ecologist
Jennifer_Barnes@nps.gov

Mitch Burgard, AFSC
Fire Analyst
mrburgard@alaska.edu

Mike Butteri, DOFFP
Strategic Fire Planner
mike.butteri@alaska.gov

Darren Finley, DOFFP
Statewide Fuels Coordinator
darren.finley@alaska.gov

Chris Friar, BIA
Fuels Specialist
christopher.friar@bia.gov

Jennifer Hrobak, BLM - AFS
Fire Management & Program Analyst
jhrobak@blm.gov

Andy Kirsch, NPS
Analyst
Andy_Kirsch@nps.gov

Nathan Lojewski, Chugachmiut
Forestry Manager
lojewskin@chugachmiut.org

Eric Miller, BLM - AFS
Fire Ecologist
eamiller@blm.gov

 

Nate Perrine, FWS (Vice Chair)
Fuels Technician
nathan_perrine@fws.gov

Bobette Rowe, USFS  (AWFCG Liaison)
AK Fire Operations
bsrowe@fs.fed.us

Lisa Saperstein, USFWS
Regional Fire Ecologist
Lisa_Saperstein@fws.gov

Brian Sorbel, NPS
GIS Specialist
brian_sorbel@nps.gov

Larry Weddle, NPS
Alaska Western Area Fire Management Officer
larry_weddle@nps.gov

Dale Woitas, FWS, 
Assistant Fire Management Officer
dale_woitas@fws.gov