DFPA
Douglas Forest Protective Association
Providing the highest level of service to safeguard life, resources, and property from wildland fire through practical prevention & aggressive fire suppression.
The 2026 Fire Season:
IN EFFECT
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 12:01 am
Current Public Use Restriction Level:
MODERATE
IFPL: LEVEL 2
PUBLIC Change Effective: 12:01AM 06/13/26
INDUSTRIAL Change Effective: 12:01AM 06/15/26
DFPA Staff
DFPA Managers
Pat Skrip
District Manager
Rory Collins
Deputy
District Manager
Jill Miller
Business Manager
Randy Leming
Dispatch/ Detection/Shop
Manager​
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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
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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
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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
TBA
Forest Officer
Braden Steinacher
Forest Officer
South Unit
Gentry Thompson
Forest Officer
Cameron Jaynes
Forest Officer
Kaitlyn Teske
Forest Officer
Fionna Ketchem
Dev. Forest Officer