The UC ANR Fire Network offers programming through our statewide team of Fire and Natural Resource Advisors, Specialists, and staff. Our team has expertise across a wide range of disciplines, including fire science and ecology, home hardening and defensible space, community and regional planning, beneficial fire, targeted grazing, and much more.
If you have questions about current fire activity or if you feel that your are at risk from fire, contact your local authorities for more information and updates.
Fire Network Director and Coordinator
Lenya Quinn-Davidson
Fire Network Director - serving California, based in Humboldt County
Phone: (707) 445-7351
Email: lquinndavidson@ucanr.edu
Katie Low
Fire Network Statewide Coordinator - serving California, based in Placer and Nevada Counties
Phone: (530) 889-7385
Email: katlow@ucanr.edu
Fire Advisors, Specialists, and Staff
Alison Deak
Fire Advisor - Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno Counties
Phone: (209) 966-2417
Email: aldeak@ucanr.edu
Tori Norville
Fire Advisor - Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Email: trnorville@ucanr.edu
Barb Satink Wolfson
Fire Advisor - San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties
Phone: (831) 637-5346 ext. 104
Email: bsatink@ucanr.edu
Alexandra Sung-Jereczek
Beneficial Burning and Tribal Land Stewardship Advisor - Lake and Mendocino Counties
Phone: (707) 744-1424 ext. 1653
Email: asungjereczek@ucanr.edu
Yana Valachovic
Forest Advisor and County Director - Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
Fire Network Community Resiliency and Build Environment Program Lead - serving California
Phone: (707) 445-7351
Email: yvala@ucanr.edu
David Benterou
Staff Research Associate - San Benito, Santa Clara, Monterey, and Santa Cruz, Madera, Mariposa, and Fresno Counties
Phone: (831) 637 - 5346 ext. 104
Email: dbenterou@ucanr.edu
Joaquin Pastrana
Staff Research Associate - Placer and Nevada Counties
Phone: (530) 273-4769
Email: jrpastrana@ucanr.edu
Isabella Zahra
Staff Research Associate - Sonoma, Napa, and Marin Counties
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Email: izahra@ucanr.edu
Max Moritz
UC Cooperative Extension Wildfire Specialist - serving California, based at UC Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 893-8747
Email: mmoritz@ucanr.edu
Kristen Shive
UC Cooperative Extension Forest and Fuels Specialist - serving California, based at UC Berkeley
Email: kshive@berkeley.edu
Other Academics and Staff
Susie Kocher
Forest Advisor - Central Sierra MCP (Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties)
Phone: (530) 542-2574
Email: sdkocher@ucanr.edu
Dan Macon
Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor - Central Sierra MCP (Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties)
Phone: (209) 454-8472
Email: dmacon@ucanr.edu
Bruno Pitton
Environmental Horticulture Advisor - Placer and Nevada Counties
Phone: (530) 889-7385
Email: bjpitton@ucanr.edu
Ricky Satomi
Forest Advisor - Butte, Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba Counties
Phone: (530) 882-6213
Email: rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
Rob York
UC Cooperative Extension Forestry Specialist - serving California, based at UC Berkeley
Phone: (530) 333-4475
Email: ryork@berkeley.edu