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July 25, 2008

Forest Service Head Pops In On Basin Complex Fire Camp

 
U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell visited the Basin Complex incident base today. Incident Commander Jeanne Pincha-Tulley and her command staff also entertained an incident management team from South Carolina who were flown in to observe.
On July 17 Ms. Pincha-Tulley was brought in from another fire to take over for the departing Mike Deitrich.

I stand by my theory she was brought in to smooth out rough edges that emerged between the community and the Deitrich team. These rough edges include the general treatment of Big Sur residents who stayed to defend their homes and more specifically residents of Partington Ridge, Apple Pie Ridge and the Tassajara Mountain Center.

True to form Pincha-Tulley has been visible and available to her firefighters and the community. A person would be hard pressed to find one negative word written about her on any fire she has managed.

So it's not surprising Ms. Kimbell is calling on the Pincha-Tulley camp. The California Interagency Incident command Team 3 (CIIMT3) operates a model USFS camp.

Read how Jeanne Pincha-Tulley earned the respect of the residents of Ketchum Idaho last year here.
(Image as part of linked article)

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