Bureau of Indian Affairs
Troy Phelps has extensive experience in fire management, currently serving as the Regional Safety Program Manager and Fire Management Officer at the Bureau of Indian Affairs since June 2017. Troy oversees a comprehensive High Complexity Fire Program, which includes a Fuels Management Program targeting over 10,000 acres annually, a visible Fire Prevention/Education initiative, and a dynamic Fire Suppression Program with over 100 Emergency Fire Personnel, while also providing leadership to supporting teams. Previously, Troy held various roles within the US Forest Service from 2009 to 2017, as the District Fire Management Officer overseeing fire suppression resources, and served in multiple positions within the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1995 to 2009, including Assistant Fire Management Officer and Prescribed Fire Specialist, demonstrating a solid foundation in fire program planning, implementation, and management.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. HISTORY OF BIA Since its inception in 1824, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been both a witness to and a principal player in the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages. The BIA has changed dramatically over the past 185 years, evolving as Federal policies designed to subjugate and assimilate American Indians and Alaska Natives have changed to policies that promote Indian self-determination... read more at http://www.bia.gov/bia.html