Idyllwild Fire Chief Norm Walker has officially resigned effective Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.
“He is voluntarily resigning as of 12-31-2011,” wrote Jeannine Charles-Stigall, president of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District.
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Idyllwlld Fire Chief Norm Walker served on the Wallow Fire in Arizona during June. At the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 23, he described how fuel treatments similar to forest work done on the Hill helped firefighters gain control of one the largest fires ever in Arizona. Photo by J.P. Crumrine
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