On Fire: A Career in Wildland Firefighting and Incident Management Team Response - Softcover

Cable, Thomas C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1469186020 ISBN 13: 9781469186023

Publisher: Xlibris, Corp., 2012

Synopsis

Book by Cable, Thomas C

About this title

About the Author:

Tom started his wildland fire career in 1973 with the United States Forest Service in Northern California on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. He worked there for five years as a seasonal fire employee. In 1987 he took position on the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. This position came with important retirement and medical benefits. He spent 9 years there on Engines Helitack and crews. In 1987 he moved to the Plumas National Forest in Northern California. He worked in Fuels Management and Prevention. In 1992 he transferred to the Lassen National Forest as a Fuels Specialist. In 1994 he was promoted to the Division Chief on the Eagle Lake Ranger District. In 2002 he was promoted to the Chief of FAM for the Lassen National forest and served in that position until November of 2005. In 2005 he moved to Boise, Idaho to work on the Fire Program Analysis project. In 2008 he was selected as the Portland NIMO Incident Commander. He retired at the end of the year in 2010.

About this edition

• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1469186020
• ISBN 13: 9781469186023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166