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Leadership Corner


We continue to make progress in the reorganization of our agency. Last week, we announced the first of the senior executive placements. Today, I am pleased to announce additional assignments into key leadership roles, marking another important milestone as we establish our headquarters in Salt Lake City and begin to build out our state-based organizational model. As with the previous selections, leaders will transition into their new roles later this fall, once fire activity subsides. This timing preserves continuity and ensures our full focus remains on supporting firefighters, communities and interagency partners during ongoing wildfire operations. Many of today’s appointments...
Official portrait: Chief Tom Schultz in formal uniform in front of Forest Service and American flags.

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