Senior Leadership

A diverse team of talented leaders provide vision and strategic direction to support all of CAL FIRE and its mission through innovation, inclusion, and collaboration.

Joe Tyler

Director/Fire Chief

Daniel Berlant

State Fire Marshal

Vickie Sakamoto

Assistant State Fire Marshal

Frank Bigelow

Deputy Director, Community Wildfire Preparedness & Mitigation

Jim Hosler

Assistant Deputy Director, Pipeline Safety and CUPA

Andrew Henning

Assistant Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Assistance and Fire Engineering & Investigations

Jim McDougald

Assistant Deputy Director, Community Wildfire Planning & Risk Reduction