THE PRESCOTT FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT CONRAD JACKSON HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE NEW POSITION OF WILDFIRE RISK MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR. THIS POSITION IS PART OF A NEW COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH CALLS FOR INITIATIVES TOEXPAND WILDFIRE MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR THE PRESCOTT AREA.

THE POSITION IS ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S COMMUNITY RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION AND WILL REPORT TO DEPUTY CHIEF TOM KNAPP.

CONRAD IS A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND RECENTLY RETIRED AS AN ENGINEER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE STILL CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE FIRE CADET COORDINATOR AND DEPARTMENT HISTORIAN. 

CHIEF HOLGER DURRE SAID “WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE CONRAD SERVE IN THIS ROLE. CONRAD’S DEMONSTRATED BACKGROUND IN ESTABLISHING NEW PROGRAMS, HAVING LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THIS AREA, AND HIS APTITUDE AND PASSION AS A FACILITATOR WILL SERVE US WELL IN THIS ROLE.”