Paula Holter

Paula Holter, doing business as MT Adams Wild Fire, is a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship located in Georgetown, California. The company specializes in providing comprehensive wildland fire suppression and incident response services to federal agencies, primarily the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. As an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business, MT Adams Wild Fire has been registered in SAM.gov since January 2013 and has established itself as a critical vendor for emergency wildfire management resources across western United States regions.

MT Adams Wild Fire provides a diverse range of wildland fire services and equipment, including fire engines (Type 3 and Type 6), firefighting personnel, water handling equipment, and incident response vehicles. The company has consistently been awarded federal delivery orders, predominantly from the Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management organization, supporting wildfire suppression efforts across multiple regions including California, New Mexico, Nevada, and other western states. These contracts have ranged in value from a few thousand dollars to over $180,000, covering emergency response, fire management, and incident support missions. While most of these delivery orders were not set aside, the company has held two significant indefinite delivery contracts that utilized total small business set-aside designations.

Paula Holter holds two critical Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The first IDC, valued at $750,000, covers water handling services and incident response across Forest Service Regions 3, 5, 6, and 10, awarded on June 6, 2022. The second IDC, valued at $250,000, is focused specifically on water handling equipment and support services for the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), awarded on June 4, 2025. These IDCs enable the Forest Service to issue firm fixed-price delivery orders for a range of wildland fire resources, allowing rapid deployment of MT Adams Wild Fire's assets to protect lives, property, and ecosystems across more than 20 million acres of national forest lands. The contracts are structured as multiple award, total small business set-aside vehicles, demonstrating the company's commitment to supporting federal emergency response capabilities.