Wildland Fire Management Information
Fire Reporting
User Support

Contact the NIFC Help Desk for technical issues regarding the Wildland Fire Management Information web-site and the Fire Reporting module. These include:
  • Getting logged into the system
  • Resetting a password
  • Navigating the website
  • Viewing, entering, and editing individual fire reports
  • Generating and printing summary reports
  • Generating and exporting data files
Contact: NIFC Help Desk
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm Mountain Time
Phone: (208) 387-5734
  (877) 256-4727 (toll-free)
Fax: (208) 387-5746
E-mail: NIFC_Help_Desk@nifc.blm.gov  
Note: Passwords will not be reset outside of help desk business hours.
 
Contact the Bureau fire occurrence subject matter expert (SME) for general issues regarding fire reporting. These include:
  • Bureau fire reporting policy & guidelines
  • Interpretation of data fields on the Individual Fire Report
  • Suggestions for changes to the Individual Fire Report or WFMI
  • Initial access to WFMI (e.g. getting a new user ID and password)
  • Changes to WFMI access type (e.g. changing a user from viewer to editor)
  • Changes to WFMI access list (e.g. adding/deleting units whose records a user can view/edit)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Contact: Steve Larrabee
Phone: (208) 387-5586
Fax: (208) 433-6543
E-mail: Steve_Larrabee@nifc.gov  
 
Bureau of Land Management
Contact: Roshelle Pederson
Phone: (208) 387-5162
Fax: (208) 387-5179
E-mail: Roshelle_Pederson@nifc.blm.gov  
 
Bureau of Reclamation
Contact: Basia Trout
Phone: (530) 528-0512
Fax: (530) 528-0612
E-mail: btrout@mp.usbr.gov  
 
National Park Service
Contact: Bill Yohn
Phone: (208) 387-5212
Fax: (208) 387-5250
E-mail: Bill_Yohn@nps.gov  
Alternate contact: If a particular Bureau SME is unavailable, contact one of the other Bureau SMEs, who may be able to provide assistance.