Wildfires: CRS Experts

January 5, 2015 (R40884)

The following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns relating to wildfires. Policy areas identified include federal wildfire policy; federal forest management; federal firefighting assistance; federal emergency management policy; federal preparedness system and response plan; hazard mitigation; Armed Forces and National Guard assistance; supplemental disaster funding; disaster insurance; and agriculture, conservation, and rural lands assistance.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	Email
Federal wildfire policy
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal forest management
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal firefighting assistance in Department of Homeland Security
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal emergency management policy
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Jared Brown Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal preparedness system and response plan
	Jared Brown Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Hazard mitigation
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Armed Forces and National Guard (defense support to civil authorities)
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Military Manpower Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Supplemental disaster funding
	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Will Painter Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Disaster insurance
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Financial Economics and Risk Assessment	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Agriculture, conservation, and rural lands assistance
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]