


DFPA
Douglas Forest Protective Association
The 2026 Fire Season:
IN EFFECT
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 12:01 am
Current Public Use Restriction Level:
LOW
IFPL: LEVEL 1
PUBLIC Change Effective: 12:01AM 5/30/26
INDUSTRIAL Change Effective: 12:01AM 05/30/26
DFPA Staff
DFPA Managers

Pat Skrip
District Manager

Rory Collins
Deputy
District Manager

Jill Miller
Business Manager

Randy Leming
Dispatch/ Detection/Shop
Manager

Brandon Kerns
Safety & Risk Manager

Adam Sinkey
North
Unit Forester

Aaron Whiteley
Central
Unit Forester

Paul Ritter
South
Unit Forester
Prevention

Rachael Pope
Public
Information
Officer

Lily Wheaton
Community Wildfire Forester

Mike Jackson
Industrial Fire Prevention
Forester
Protection Supervisors

Jeb Schumacher
Assistant
Unit Forester
District

Gregg Mock
Assistant
Unit Forester
North Unit

Trey McNeil
Assistant
Unit Forester
Central Unit

Jeremy Even
Assistant
Unit Forester
South Unit
North Unit

Kylor Murdock
Adv. Forest Officer

Nic Freeman
Forest Officer

Byron Baker
Forest Officer

Koby Gilbert
Forest Officer

Kevin Batsch
Forest Officer

Hunter Henderson
Forest Officer

Taylor Skinner
Adv. Forest Officer

Dana Pease
Dev. Adv. Forest Officer

Jacob Huse
Forest Officer
Central Unit

Silia Polamalu
Forest Officer

Gary Kincheloe
Forest Officer

Braden Steinacher
Forest Officer
South Unit

Gentry Thompson
Forest Officer

Cameron Jaynes
Forest Officer

Kaitlyn Teske
Forest Officer

Fiona Ketchem
Dev. Forest Officer