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Established in 2019, with a mission to serve California and the Nation in addressing critical issues related to wildfires and the wildland urban interface.

Board Members: 

Curtis Brown - Executive Director/Co-founder 

Tim Edwards - President and Co-Founder - California Labor Leader

Katie  Muñoa - Secretary - Registered Nurse

Pete Muñoa - Member  - Retired Deputy Chief - CAL FIRE Land Use Planning

Joseph Ten Eyck - Member - International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

Scott Witt - Treasurer 

Dr. Matt Rahn, PhD, MS, JD - Co-founder / Research Director and Director of Wildfire Science and the Urban Interface - California State University San Marcos

Dr. Kelcey Stricker, DrPH, MS - Health/Safety Director, Instructor California State University San Marcos

Morgan Gray - Strategic Communications and Public Affairs

Oliver Pilon - Biomedical Research Engineer

Melissa Armistead  - Research Associate

Rick Swan - Technical Consultant, CAL FIRE (ret.), IAFF

George Broyles, MS - Program Associate and Technical Consultant (US Forest Service (ret.))

California Department of Forestry and Fire (CAL FIRE)

CAL FIRE Local 2881

CalOSHA

LA County Fire Department

International Association of Fire Fighters

Pechanga Fire Department

U.S. Forest Service

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

California State University San Marcos

North Carolina State University

University of North Carolina

University of Arizona

University of Miami

Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS)

Marketplace Communications

RTI Laboratories

Mystery Ranch

City of Murrieta

City of Temecula