Cherokee Fire LLC

Cherokee Fire LLC is a minority-owned, woman-owned, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and Native American-owned business located in Placerville, California. The company specializes in providing wildland fire management services to federal agencies, particularly the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. With a strategic focus on supporting fire prevention, suppression, and emergency response operations, Cherokee Fire LLC has established itself as a versatile and critical contractor in wildland fire management across multiple western United States forest regions.

The company has consistently secured federal contract awards for a range of specialized wildland fire services, including water handling, firefighting personnel and equipment deployment, mobile chainsaw repair, and fire suppression operations. These contracts, primarily awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, have ranged in value from approximately $15,000 to $92,934, with performance periods typically spanning several weeks to months. The contract awards have consistently been issued as non-set-aside contracts, though Cherokee Fire LLC qualifies under multiple small business and diversity classifications. The company has provided services across various California locations, including Eureka, South Lake Tahoe, Placerville, Los Angeles, and Grass Valley, demonstrating its ability to respond to regional wildfire management needs.

Cherokee Fire LLC holds four significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the National Interagency Fire Center, each valued at $250,000 and covering different specialized services. These IDCs include a water handling contract for the West Zone (Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10), a chipper contract for Regions 5 and 6, a mobile chainsaw repair service trailer contract for Regions 5 and 6, and a water handling contract specifically for the Pacific Southwest Region. These multiple-award, total small business set-aside contracts enable the Forest Service to issue flexible task orders for rapid, specialized support during wildfire management and emergency response activities. The IDCs allow Cherokee Fire LLC to provide critical equipment, personnel, and services across western U.S. forest regions, supporting the broader mission of sustainable forest management and community protection.