All-Hazards Incident Management Teams AssociationAHIMTA Committees
INTERSTATE QUALIFICATIONS COMMITTEE:
The AHIMTA Incident Qualifications System (IQS) Committee is comprised of a group of subject matter experts from regional and national agencies and incident management teams from across the United States. This Committee is responsible for the development, creation and revision of the AHIMTA Interstate Incident Management Teams Qualifications System (IIMTQS), which is comprised of the IIMTQS Guide, the Position Descriptions and the All-Hazards Position Task Books.
AHIMTA IQS document drafts, such as the IIMQS Guide and Position Task Books, are posted on the AHIMTA website with a request for public comment within a specified time frame. All comments are reviewed and adjudicated before final publication and implementation. Public comments are a vital part of the Committee’s process and you are encouraged to give us your observations and opinions.
Committee Members:
| Name | State | Representing Agency/Empolyer | Title |
| Paul Broyles | ID | ID Dept. of Lands / Eagle FD | Wildland Fire Specialist, ICT1 |
| Mike Cherry | DC | U.S. Forest Service | Emergency Management Specialist |
| Tony Doty | CA | Department of Interior (Retired) | Advisor, ICT1 |
| Paul Fieldhouse | MT | Dept of Natural Resources and Conservation | Training and Prevention Program Manager |
| Deb Fleming | ID | National Wildfire Coordinating Group | NWCG Training Program Manager |
| Bob Fry | MT | Montana Disaster & Emergency Svs | District Field Officer |
| Dwight Henninger | CO | City of Vail | Chief of Police, ICT3 |
| George Maier | NY | Fire Dept. New York (ret.) | Planning Section Chief |
| James Mason | AR | Retired | Division Fire Chief |
| Tim McSherry | CO | Jeffco IMT | Int'l Consultant - Cubic, ICT3, Retired EM |
| Robert Ridgeway | MD | Emergency Management Institute (EMI) FEMA/DHS | Course Manager & Training Specialist |
| Gordon Sachs | DC | U.S. Forest Service | Chief, Disaster & Emergency Ops |
| Jason Steinmetz | DC | DOI Office of Emergency Management | Emergency Management Specialist |
| Jeff Soule | MD | USFA | AHIMT Program Manager |
| Bill Wallis | CO | Firewhirl Inc./Retired State FMO BLM Colorado | Owner & PSC2, ICT3 |
| Geoff Wilford | TN | Wildland and structural Fire/former IMWG/former NWCG TWT | Owner & PSC1, OSC1, ICT2 |
| Ted Woolley | UT | Utah Division of Emergency Mgt | State Training Officer |
| Bill Easterling | CO | AHIMTA/Genesee Fire | AHIMTA Board Liaison/Fire Marshal |
This is your association, motivated by grass-roots efforts to bring AHIMTs together and standardize, educate and create communication pathways. We will only be successful if our members are involved.
There is much work to do, so see where you fit in and get involved!
- Annual Training & Education Symposium Planning Committee
- Law Enforcement
- Work Group
- Strategic Planning
- Discussion Forum Moderator
- Blogging, social media
- Credentialing
- Marketing/PR
- Standards
- Communications
- Mutual/Automatic Aid/EMAC
- Document Library... give us your ideas.
Contact your regional representative (see Board of Directors) and let them know where you are willing to get involved.
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