Amanda Cunningham is the Fire-Meteorologist for the state of Minnesota and a Type 11 Firefighter (Smoke Chaser). Since 2011 she has traveled across the US providing on-site forecasts and fire weather support to the US Forest Service for large and complex fires. She was a 12-year vetern of the National Weather Service before starting Eagle FIre Weather, a consulting company that provides fire weather and fire behavior forecasting services and educational programs around the world.