After more than three decades of government service, Michael J. Dietrich, Chief of Fire and Aviation Management for the San Bernardino National Forest, announced his retirement in April.

He began his career with the North Dakota Sate Park, where he served as a Park Ranger and Park Superintendent, and came to the San Bernardino area in 1998.

Chief Dietrich has been instrumental in developing the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST), a nationally recognized multilevel government and private partnership, formed in 2002. MAST as been credited with helping agencies deal with dead tree issues and fire issues from record drought and bark beetle infestation, in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

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