Ron Raley

Ron Raley has 49 years working in Wildland Fire Management. He spent 35 years with the United States Forest Service (USFS) finishing his career with them as the Deputy Director of Fire and Aviation Management for the Pacific Southwest Region (R5). While at the USFS he held numerous positions on Incident Management Teams and served as a Type I Incident Commander dealing with complex incidents across the country. For the past 13 years he has served as the owner and principal in Raley’s Forestry and Wildfire Management. He is a Registered Professional Forester and a long standing member of the Society of American Foresters.