Not sure where to start, or have general questions? Email Elena Cussler about Firewise questions in Baker, Grant, Umatilla, Union or Wallowa Counties.

Contact the Baker County Firewise Coordinator, Jana Peterson, ODF Stewardship Forester
jana.peterson@odf.oregon.gov
(541) 523-5831 (office), (541) 207-6095 (cell)

Tyler Bales, Grant County Firewise Coordinator
tbales@grantswcd.net

Adele Underwood
adele.underwood@odf.oregon.gov
(541) 575-1139 (office), (541) 233-6767 (cell)

Heather Murphy, Union County Firewise Coordinator
hmurphy@unionswcd.org

Jenny Reinheardt, Wallowa County Firewise Coordinator wcfirewise@wallowaswcd.org
(541) 910-0160

Jenny Reinheardt has been the Firewise Coordinator for Wallowa County since June of 2024. Jenny comes with a long background in wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning, and environmental assessment writing during her 30 years with the U.S. Forest Service. In 2006 she won a Regional award for Outstanding Achievement in Prescribed Fire and a National Award for Excellence in Prescribed Fire and Ecosystem Management. She was a Regional Instructor for the Forest Service both during and after retirement. Jenny also wrote the 2016 Union and 2017 Wallowa County Wildfire Protection Plans. She comes with a wealth of fire background to help Wallowa County communities be better prepared for wildfire.