Wildfires: CRS Experts

Updated October 28, 2019 (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 forest management; wildfire management and policy; federal firefighting assistance in the Department of Homeland Security; federal emergency management policy; federal preparedness system and response plan; hazard mitigation; Armed Forces and National Guard; supplemental disaster funding; and agriculture, conservation, and rural lands assistance.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	Email
Federal Forest Management and Wildfire Management and Policy
	Katie Hoover Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal Firefighting Assistance in Department of Homeland Security
	Brian E. Humphreys Analyst in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal Emergency Management Policy
	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal Preparedness System and Response Plan
	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Hazard Mitigation
	Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Armed Forces and National Guard (defense support to civil authorities)
	Lawrence Kapp Specialist in Military Manpower Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Supplemental Disaster Funding
	William L. Painter Specialist 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]
Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Lands Assistance
	Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Author Contact Information

Katie Hoover, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])