Bill Kaage is known as the National Park Service’s Fire Management Officer or FMO, but his official title is “Chief of the Branch of Wildland Fire within the Division of Fire and Aviation Management”. It’s easier to say “National FMO”.
He works out of Boise and is featured in a new video produced by the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center and the National Park Service. It is part of the WFLLC’s “Learning from the Experts” series. In the video Mr. Kaage talks about emotional intelligence, and I don’t believe he mentions the word “fire” a single time. But since he is the NPS’ National FMO, it is newsworthy, or at least interesting, that he stepped out on a limb and made this video.
What do you think? Can you imagine any of the other “national FMOs” making a similar video?
i don’t know- I kinda think “Chief of the Branch of Wildland Fire within the Division of Fire and Aviation Management” has a nice ring to it…..
Thanks for posting Bill. Hadn’t caught this. As always, when Bill K speaks, I’m all ears. A guy who understands people and understands leadership