Sec Form 3 Filing - Rudisill McAndrew @ Wildfire New PubCo, Inc. - 2023-01-24

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Rudisill McAndrew 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Wildfire New PubCo, Inc. [ BAER] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Investment Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS,, INC., 90 AVIATION LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/24/2023 (Street) BELGRADE, MT59714 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 1,451,874( 1 ) D Common Stock 2,255,470 I See footnotes( 2 )( 4 ) Common Stock 2,849,645 I See footnotes( 3 )( 4 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Rudisill McAndrew C/O BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 90 AVIATION LANE BELGRADE, MT59714 X X Chief Investment Officer Signatures /s/ James Muchmore, attorney-in-fact for McAndrew Rudisill 01/24/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Consists entirely of restricted stock units (the "RSUs") which vest as follows: (i) 50% of the RSUs vested on January 24, 2023, (ii) 20% of the RSUs shall vest on January 24, 2024, (iii) 20% of the RSUs shall vest on January 24, 2024, and (iv) 10% of the RSUs shall vest on January 24, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer through each applicable vesting date. The settlement of any vested RSUs is delayed until January 24, 2024. ( 2 )These shares are held directly by Pelagic Capital Advisors LLC, which is managed by the Reporting Person. ( 3 )These shares are held directly by PCAO LLC, which is managed by the Reporting Person. ( 4 )The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any, and the filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or for any other purpose.

Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.