Medical Standards Policy and Contacts

Policy

Key federal policies that pertain to wildland firefighter medical standards include:

In addition to these overarching medical standards policies for wildland firefighters, each bureau also maintains its own policies.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Land Management

National Park Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contacts

Acuity-CHS (contracted exam provider)
Client and Examinee Portal Link: Acuity MLINK Portal 
Customer Service Email: wlff@chsmedical.com 
Customer Service Phone: 888-636-8619

Interior Department Medical Standards Program 

Bret Amick
Program Coordinator
bret_amick@ios.doi.gov
208-387-5957

James Ogilvie
Program Specialist
james_ogilvie@ios.doi.gov
208-387-5214

Customer Service Representative
wlffcsr@blm.gov
888-286-2521
Fax: 208-433-6423

Bureau of Land Management

Tim Blake
Fire Program Safety Manager
208 387-5434
tblake@blm.gov

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Eric Fransted
National Wildland Fire Safety Program Manager
edward_fransted@fws.gov
208-387-5210

Brian Gales (HI, ID, OR, WA)
Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator
brian_gales@fws.gov
503-231-6769

Thad Herzberger (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Regional Fire Management Coordinator
thad_herzberger@fws.gov
505-980-0866

Seth Grimm (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)
Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator
seth_grimm@fws.gov
218-844-3401

Rick Struhar (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN)
Fire Management Specialist
rick_struhar@fws.gov
404-353-2004

Tate Fischer (CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, SD, UT, WY)
Regional Fire Management Specialist
tate_fischer@fws.gov   
720-635-1977

Gregg Buckalew (CT, D.C., DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV)
Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator
gregg_buckalew@fws.gov
757-986-3480

Brad Reed (AK)
Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator
brad_reed@fws.gov
907-786-3985

Ross Wise (CA, NV)
Regional Fuels Specialist
ross_wise@fws.gov
209-587-5517

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Troy Phelps
troy.phelps@bia.gov
406-247-7911

National Park Service

Alyssa Givens, MSN, RN
Health and Wellness Coordinator
alyssa_givens@nps.gov
208-860-9058

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information, review our frequently asked questions for the Interior's Wildland Fire Medical Standards Program. 

For one-on-one technical assistance or questions, please contact us at wlffcsr@blm.gov.

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