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Gila NF Supervisors Office (THIS INFORMATION NOT to BE USED by UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS) Gila NF Supervisors Office (THIS INFORMATION NOT TO BE USED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS) Mailing / Physical Dispatch Office Fire Base Address Gila National Forest (575) 538-5371 / 538-5372 Aerial Fire Base (575) 538-2702 3005 E.Camino Del Bosque 1-800-538-1644(24hrs) Fax (575) 388-8622 Silver City NM 88061 Fax (575) 388-8359 SVC Fire Cache (575) 538-5611 Jumper Loft (575) 538-9857 Name Position Call # Office Cell Other Mendonca, Adam Forest Supervisor Supervisor 6 (575)388-8304 (575) 519-9465 Holguin, Gabe Fire / Aviation Staff Officer Chief 6 (575) 388-8233 (575) 838-6163 Condos, Kris Forest AFMO Chief 61 (575) 388-8260 (575) 519-2020 Holguin, Leroy Fire Planner Fuels 61 (575)388-8450 (575) 538-8316 Ortiz, Juan Center Manager Div 6 (575) 388-8311 (575) 534-7722 (575) 388-8371 Vacant Asst. Center Manager Bat 6 Forest Service Logistics (575) 388-8352 (575) 534-7836 Holguin, Paula Dispatcher NAME Aguirre, Shawntai Forest Service IA Dispatcher NAME (575) 388-8353 (575) 313-2846 Forest Service Aircraft (575) 388-8312 (575) 534-7834 Castillo, Luis Dispatcher NAME Lopez, Arnold Forest Service IA Dispatcher NAME (575) 388-8351 Vowles, Tonya State Dispatcher NAME (575)388-8352 (575) 418-7510 Womack, Glenda Training Coordinator NAME (575) 388-8362 (575) 313-2031 Ellen Brown Prevention NAME (575) 388-8262 (575) 654-4502 Gila NF Aviation Sarah Doehring Forest Aviation Officer Aviation 6 (575) 388-8451 (575) 740-4067 Gomez, Buck Tanker Base Manager NAME (575) 538-2702 (575) 534-5054 Vacant Tanker Base Mgr Asst NAME (575) 538-2702 Alcorta, Pete Helicopter Manager Supt 305 (575) 538-9841 (575) 534-5046 Marquez, Gilbert Assist. Helicopter Manager Capt H# (575) 538-9841 (575) 538-1191 Gutierrez, Jerry Leadcrew H-305 NAME (575) 538-9841 (505) 259-0522 White, Michael Senior Firefighter NAME (575) 538-9841 (575) 313-1189 Ochoa, Sergio Senior Firefighter NAME (575) 538-9841 (575) 534-7835 Silver City Fire Cache Clark, Dottie Cache Manager NAME (575) 534-0453 (575) 534-5257 Tovar, Alex Asst Manager NAME (575) 534-1067 (575) 313-5311 Quintana, Fidel Supply Tech. NAME (575) 538-5611 Vacant Materials Leader NAME (575) 538-5611 Vacant Supply Clerk NAME (575) 538-5611 Rodriguez, Sarah Warehouse Worker NAME (575) 538-5611 Holguin, Albert S. Warehouse Worker NAME (575) 538-5611 Gila NF Contracting Carrasco, Geraldine Contracting Specialist (575) 574-5999 (575) 388-8345 (575) 313-3232 Tovar, Melissa Purchasing Agent (575) 388-8399 (575) 313-3180 (575) 388-8341 updated 3/2016-sa Torres, Sonia Contracting Specialist Trainee Gila National Forest and Zone Law Enforcement (THIS INFORMATION NOT TO BE USED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS) Mailing / Physical Dispatch Office Address (575) 538-5371/ 538- Gila National Forest 5372 3005 E.Camino Del Bosque 1-800-538-1644(24hrs) Silver City NM 88061 Fax (575) 388-8359 Name Position Call # Office Cell Other Dobson, Aaron Patrol Captain FS 360 (928) 333-6327 (928) 551-6468 Coppinger, Maryanne LEO Clerk NAME (575)388-8387 (575) 313-9683 (575) 388-8840 (575) 654-6842 Osborn, Geoff Special Agent (LEI) FS 361 (575) 894-6677 (505) 205-3325 Testa, Mike Black Range LEO FS 362 (575) 536-2250 (575) 779-2647 Molina, Canuto Wilderness LEO FS 365 (575) 533-6232 Vacant Reserve LEO FS 366 (575) 388-8269 Vacant Silver City LEO FS 367 Apache Sitgreaves (D-3, (928) 551-7406 Orona, Martin D-6) FS 610 (575) 630-3002 (505) 377-1495 Chavez, Eric Lincoln NF FS 381 (575) 682-2551 (505) 452-7501 Blue, Patrick Lincoln NF FS 382 (575) 687-3673 (505) 850-3618 Valles, Javier Lincoln NF FS 383 (575) 525-4359 (575) 649-9110 Briske, Eric LCBLM LEO BLM 315 State Foresty (505) 827-0503 (505) 690-3224 Zuni, Harold State of NM LEO 941 updated: 3/2016-sa Black Range Ranger District (D-2) (THIS INFORMATION NOT TO BE USED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS) Mailing Address Dist Office Phone Fire Bases P.O. Box 431 (575) 894-6677 Beaverhead (575) 772-5747 T or C, NM (575) 894-6678 Fax (575) 772-5716 87901 Fax: 894-3597 Bvhd Pay Phone (575) 772-5943 Physical Address Kingston (575) 895-5310 Black Range District Office Fax (575) 895-3340 1804 Date Street Straight Gulch (575) 772-5727 T or C, NM, 87901 Name Position Call # Office Cell Other Vacant District Ranger Ranger 62 (575) 894-6677 Forest Service (575) 894-6677 (505)205-3325 Testa,Mike LEO 362 Fahl, Dennis FMO Division 62 (575) 894-6677 (575) 740-1549 James, Tony AFMO Battalion 62 (575) 894-6677 (575) 740-5202 Kelly,Willie Prevention Prevention 62 (575) 894-6677 (575) 740-5475 Apodaca, James Fuels Specialist Fuels 62 (575) 894-6677 (575) 740-2996 Moore, Colten Engine 621 Captain 621 (575) 894-6677 (575) 740-6210 Alcorta, Victor Engineer 621 Engineer 621 (575) 894-6677 (575) 313-5799 De La Torre, Ricardo Crew 621 Crew 621 (575) 894-6677 (575) 313-4986 Langmack, Chase Crew 621 Asst.621 (575) 894-6677 (208) 559-0834 Vacant Range Staff Range 62 (575) 894-6677 Shannon, Shane Range Technician Range 621 (575) 894-6677 (575) 894-6549 Vacant Resource Staff Rec 6 2 (575) 894-6677 Hartell, Amy D2 D5, D7 Trails/Rec. Staff Widerness 65 (541) 892-3347 Guaderrama, Rene Biologist Wildlife 6 2 (575) 894-6677 (575) 740-4335 Jensco, Emily Biologist Wildlife 621 (575)894-6677 (801) 599-0954 Adams, Chris Arch Staff Arch 62 (575) 894-6677 (575) 430-1026 Apodaca, Leroy Visitor Services Info. Asst. NAME (575) 894-6677 (575) 993-3872 Roper, Ellen Support Services NAME (575) 894-6677 (505) 238-7345 Vacant Customer Service Rep. NAME (575) 894-6677 updated: 3/2016-sa Quemado Ranger District (D-3) (THIS INFORMATION NOT TO BE USED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS) Dist Office Mailing Address Fire Bases Phone Quemado RD (575) 773-4678 Que. Mens Qtrs. (575) 773-4962 P.O. Box 159 Fax (575) 773-4114 Que. Womens Quemado, NM 87829 Qtrs. (575) 773-4878 Luna Work Center (575) 547-2611 Luna Crew Trailer (575) 547-2613 P.O. Box 91 Fax (575) 547-2610 Luna Crew Luna, NM 87824 Housing (575) 547-2614 Fire Base Physical Physical Address Address Quemado Ranger Station Luna Work Center #1 Forest Service #4 Forest Circle Circle Drive Quemado, NM 87829 Luna, NM 87824 Name Position Call # Office Cell Irwin, Emily District Ranger Ranger 6-3 (575) 773-4678 505-916-9975 Kennedy, Susan Support Services Quemado 1 575-313-9713 (Work) (575) 773-4678 Specialist Nozie, Ernestine Admin Support Clerk Quemado 2 (575) 773-4678 575-518-8268(Personal) Carrejo, Dorothy Customer Service Quemado 3 575-635-3360 (Personal) (575) 547-2611 Rep Hendricks, Tim Wildlife Biologist Wildlife 6-3 (575)773-4678 Williams, Roger Natural Resources Resources 6- 3 (575) 773-4678 661-305-0286 (Personal) VACANT Range Staff Range 6-3 (575) 773-4678 Witty, Wayne Range Con Range 6-3-1 (575) 547-2611 541-975-3869 Dennisson, Lisa Recreation Tech Recreation 6-3 (575) 547-2611 505-321-9363 (Personal) Nozie, Nathaniel FMO Division 6-3 (575) 773-4678 575-518-8576(Personal) Johnson, Joshua AFMO Battalion 6-3 (575) 773-4678 575-654-5421 (Personal) VACANT AFMO Fuels Fuels 6-3 Specialist (575) 773-4678 Goforth, Timothy Fire Prevention Prevention 63 (575) 773-4678 520-909-2099 (Personal) Valdez, Felix Hand Crew Foreman Crew-631 A (575) 773-4678 970-819-7811 (Personal) Chavez, Francesca Assistant Crew Crew-631 B 505-306-5181 (Personal) (575) 773-4678 Foreman Shellhorn, Wyatt Hand Crew Lead Crew-631 C (575) 773-4678 Castanon, Gabriel Captain E-632 Captain 632 (575) 773-4678 575-517-5220 (Personal) Dierking, Nathaniel Engineer E-632 Engineer 632 (575) 773-4678 928-640-2932 (Personal) Barker, Heath Captain E-633 Captain 633 (575) 773-4678 575-418-7957(Personal) Medran, Tony Engineer E-633 Engineer 633 (575) 773-4678 505-999-8067 (Personal) updated: 3/2016-sa Glenwood Ranger District (D-4) (THIS INFORMATION NOT TO BE USED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS) Mailing Dist Office Physical Address Address Phone Glenwood Ranger District Glenwood RD (575) 539-2481 #18 Ranger Station Drive P.O. Box 8 Fax (575) 539-2485 Glenwood, New Mexico, 88039 Glenwood, NM 88039 Name Position Call # Office Cell ext. 74130 (575) 313-1556 Anne Casey District Ranger Ranger 64 ext. 74120 (575) 956-5653 Scola, James District FMO Division 64 Haught Phone used on assignments only (575) 313-3423 ext. 74208 (505) 264-3368 Haught, Tobe District AFMO Battalion 64 Engine 642 Phone used on assignments only (575) 313-3425 ext. 74163 (575) 312-8798 Manning, Shane Captain E-641 Captain 642 Silva, Dionisio Engineer E-641 Engineer 642 ext. 74164 (575) 574-2580 Aguirre, Steve Suppression Foreman Crew 641 A ext. 74207 ext. 74212 (575) 313-4779 Seitzinger, Steven Asst Supp Foreman Crew 641 B Mellissa and John Bearwallow LO Bearwallow (575) 313-4888 Brown, Lynnette Saddle Mt. LO Saddle Mt. (575) 313-4073 Wallace, Flint Relief Lookout ext. 74150 (575) 654-4241 Brown Kendell Range Staff Range 64 (575) 539-2481 (209) 277-9531 Bryant, Andrew Range Con Range 641 ext. 74151 (575) 313-1349 Lente, Vernon Biologist Biologist 64 Vacant Real Estate Specialist Davidson, Silas Zone Recreation Staff Recreation 64 (575) 519-0555 Shanks, Bob Recreation Tech Recreation 642 ext. 74117 Smits, Annette Trails Foreman Trails 641 ext. 74210 (520) 370-7517 Stuve, Jesse Trails Crew Trails Crew Vacant Recreation Crew Rec. Crew Goetz, JoDee BMA Glenwood 2 ext. 74142 (575) 313-2979 Peralta, Shirley BMO Glenwood 1 ext. 74116 (505) 270-2947 (575) 539-2481 Lathrop, Rick Front Desk Glenwood 3 Weight Room ext.
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