With more than thirty years of wildland fire experience, Darron will collaborate closely with our Training Committee to strengthen our training programs.
Currently serving as Assistant Fire Management Officer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Northwest Region through June 2025, Darron has held key leadership roles since joining the BIA in 2011—including Fire Management Officer at the Umatilla Agency and later for the entire region beginning in 2017.
Darron’s commitment to service is evident in his time with the Bureau of Land Management Honor Guard (2000–2007) and in founding the BIA Northwest Region Honor Guard in 2023. He remains active in fire operations as a Division Group Supervisor for Great Basin Team 7, serves in advisory roles, and is a spokesperson for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.
He lives with his wife, Michelle, and their three children in a strawbale home in Oregon’s high desert—proof of his dedication to sustainability and a life of purpose.