Wildland Fire Associates

Name

Wildland Fire Associates

Legal name

Wildland Fire Associates

Website

https://wildlandfireassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wildland Fire Associates is a Missouri-based consortium of retired federal and state wildland fire managers providing professional consulting on fire management plans, NEPA compliance, fuels analysis, and ecological services to federal land management agencies across 24 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildland Fire Management Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Forest Health & Fire Management Planning (AFAMAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildfire Risk Assessment, Prevention & Suppression Services (IMAMAJAG), Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF), Wildfire Fuel Reduction & Prescribed Burning (AFAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Wildland fire management
• Fire management planning
• NEPA compliance consulting
• Fire behavior modeling
• Community wildfire protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: WFA charges a 20% overhead fee for consulting services provided by associates. Associates agree to actively solicit work for WFA and participate in projects for which they are qualified. Actual expenses such as travel and supplies are reimbursed at actual cost.
2. Associate Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of $25 for new associates, used to help defray insurance and administrative costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wildland Fire Associates (WFA) is a partnership of retired career federal and state wildland fire and natural resource managers that delivers professional consulting services across eight service lines: fire management plans and NEPA compliance documents, community wildfire protection planning, fuels analysis and fire behavior modeling, ecological/Section 7 services, meeting facilitation, burned area emergency rehabilitation, incident management, and legal/expert witness support. The firm holds a GSA Schedule contract and a Blanket Purchase Agreement with the National Park Service, and serves agencies such as BIA, BLM, NPS, USFWS, and organizations such as The Nature Conservancy.

Product overview

Wildland Fire Associates (WFA) offers a portfolio of professional wildland fire and land management consulting services, not a unified software product. The service offering consists of eight distinct but complementary professional consulting service lines: Fire Management Plans & NEPA Compliance, Community Wildfire Protection Planning (CWPP), Fuels Analysis & Fire Behavior Modeling, Ecological Services, Facilitation Services, Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER), Incident Management Services, and Legal Support. These services work together to provide comprehensive fire management solutions supporting sustainable ecosystems and communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Management Plans & NEPA Compliance Development of fire management plans and NEPA compliance documents for federal and state agencies including BIA, BLM, NPS, USFWS, and The Nature Conservancy. Plans range from full-suppression to wildland fire use for resource benefit across multiple jurisdictions.
• Community Wildfire Protection Planning (CWPP) Development of Community Wildfire Protection Plans at local, county, and state levels, working with diverse stakeholders to create solutions for complex wildfire protection problems.
• Fuels Analysis & Fire Behavior Modeling Expertise in fuels analysis and fire behavior modeling, completing fuels assessments and presenting them in digital formats with supporting documentation using tried-and-true and custom models.
• Ecological Services Real-world solutions for Section 7 compliance, including assessment of fire management needs and recommendation of appropriate actions to meet unique situations.
• Facilitation Services Meeting facilitation by experienced facilitators with fire management and smoke management expertise, supporting communities and agencies in discussing forest health and wildland fire issues.
• Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) BAER plan development and implementation services with specialists who helped develop and implement BAER policy and have field experience in BAER plan development.
• Incident Management Services Incident management services meeting NWCG standards, with associates serving as incident commanders, planning section chiefs, operations and liaison officers, and resource specialists.
• Legal Support Professional expertise for legal cases involving wildland fire management, including witness testimony, fire behavior modeling and analysis, review of fire behavior predictions, and fuels assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Restored 434 acres of forest land in northern New Mexico through collaboration with Chimayo Conservation Corps
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SWCA Environmental ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2013WFA and SWCA were jointly awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the National Park Service under the GSA Schedules program. The partnership brings together two firms with extensive NPS experience and more than a decade of collaborative planning experience. WFA provides Fire Management Planning while SWCA provides Environmental Assessments. BPA Contract Number: P12PA20272.
• Chimayo Conservation CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010WFA has maintained a 4-year collaboration with Chimayo Conservation Corps resulting in successful restoration of 434 acres of forest land in northern New Mexico. The restored forests span multiple land ownerships including USDA Forest Service, New Mexico State Land Office, BLM, BIA, and Pueblo of San Ildefonso. Projects provided professional training and workforce development for local young adults while producing fuelwood for surrounding communities.
• Pueblo of San IldefonsominorOthersCollaborative forest restoration on Pueblo of San Ildefonso lands as part of the WFA and Chimayo Conservation Corps partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International design and environmental services firm with a North American environmental services practice serving federal, state, and municipal clients on NEPA, ecological, and land management projects competitive with WFA.
• Environmental Science Associates (ESA): Employee-owned environmental consulting firm with strong federal and California state agency practices in NEPA, biological resources, and land-use planning, often competing for the same NPS, BLM, and USFWS work as WFA.
• AECOM: Large diversified infrastructure and environmental services firm that pursues multi-agency federal environmental and NEPA contracts, including work for NPS, BLM, and USACE. Represents the scale end of WFA's competitive set.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm that competes for federal land management, NEPA, and wildfire mitigation contracts at scale. WFA frequently competes against or teams with Tetra Tech for BLM, NPS, and USFWS task orders.
• ICF International: Public-sector-focused consulting firm with a significant federal environment and climate practice, including wildfire risk, fuels management, and community resilience work that overlaps with WFA's planning and risk assessment offerings.

Direct peers

• Aerial Fire: Specialist wildland fire and aviation management consulting firm staffed by former federal fire and aviation leaders, providing incident management, prescribed fire, and fire planning services to federal agencies — directly overlapping WFA's niche.
• Anchor Point Group: Wildland fire and emergency management consulting firm staffed largely by former federal fire leaders, offering fire management planning, prescribed fire support, and incident management services to federal, state, and local clients — directly overlapping WFA's core service lines.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: Large environmental consulting firm with deep federal land management (especially NPS) relationships. WFA is SWCA's joint BPA partner under NPS Contract P12PA20272, and the two firms are routinely teamed on NEPA and fire management planning work for the same federal customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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