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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Criminal Case Means More Conservative Chiefs

Fire commander Ellreese Daniels, who was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter after the deaths of four people under his command, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of making false statements to investigators, reports the Associated Press. International Association of Wildland Fire officials says the fallout of the case could result in fewer firefighters taking leadership roles on fire and taking a more conservative and less aggressive approach to suppressing wildfires. IAWF conducted a survey that showed 36% of members will make themselves "less available for fire assignments" because of the criminal charges, and 23% ...

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