Instructor Biographies

Inciplan assembles course-specific instructor cadres from a pool of qualified incident managers to provide you with the best possible service.

Our regular instructors include:

• Ross Holloway, Retired Oregon Department of Forestry, Type 1 Planning Section Chief and Incident Commander
• Jim Walker, Retired State Fire Marshal for Oregon, Type 1 Incident Commander, Planning Section Chief and Operations Section Chief
• Gary Seidel, Retired Deputy Chief - Los Angeles Fire Department, Type 2 Operations Section Chief and Planning Section Chief
• Phill Veneris, Retired CalFire Type 1 Incident Commander, Safety Officer and Operations Section Chief
• Bill Hunt, Retired Oregon Department of Forestry Type 1 Incident Commander
• Jim Neumann, Retired CALFIRE, Type 1 Logistics Section Chief and Assistant Area Commander - Logistics