Jim Jaminet
Saguache, CO 81149
Career Snapshot
Forty-six years of participation, leadership, and management with natural resources and IMT’s including National Area Command Team complex incident management. Very proficient in ICS development, management, and instruction.
Awards
USFS “National Fire Management Officer of the Year” 2009
USFS “Multiple Merit Service Awards,” 1976 through 2015
Volunteer & Professional Affiliations
Secretary- Board of Education, Mountain Valley School, Saguache CO
Mayor Pro-Tem Town of Saguache CO
Board member for Upper Arkansas Valley Wildfire Foundation, Salida CO
Past member Society of American Foresters
Experience Summary
Since federal service retirement, from 2/15 to Present, Self Employed dba Jaminet Contract Instructing.
2003 to 2015: Forest Interagency Fire Management Officer Rio Grande NF Monte Vista, CO.
1999 to 2003 Interdisciplinary Forester, Rio Grande National Forest, Saguache RD & BLM Saguache Field Office, Saguache CO.
1999 Acting District Ranger, Rio Grande NF, Del Norte, CO
1996 Acting District Ranger and BLM Area Manager, Rio Grande NF Saguache RD, Saguache CO.
1987 to 1996 Interdisciplinary Forester, Rio Grande NF Saguache RD & BLM Saguache Field Office, Saguache CO.
1983 to 1987 Resource Forester, Routt NF, Yampa, Colorado.
1980 to 1982 Forester, Routt NF, Yampa, Colorado.
1978 to 1979 Forestry Technician, Routt NF, Walden, Colorado
Areas of Expertise
Instructing: Forty years instructor for various NWCG classes eventually becoming EMI certified in Planning function classes. Instructs Advanced Incident Management classes and Area Command, Command and General staff classes.
Incident Command: Fifteen years as single resource unit leader; twenty eight years as Type I and/or Type II Planning Section Chief. I have been an Assistant Area Commander Planning Coordinator for 15 years. Currently on National Area Command Team 1.
Academic
1972, High School Diploma, St. Mary’s High School, Remsen Iowa.
1972-1973, First Year College, Briar Cliff College, Sioux City Iowa.
1976, BS-Forest Management w/business minor, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa.
1986-87, National Forest Recreation Management Correspondence Course, Colorado State University.
1990, Clemson University Forest Service Recreation Short Course.
1994, Fully Qualified as Type II Planning Section Chief.
1996, Fully Qualified as Type I Planning Section Chief
2007, Fully Qualified as Assistant Area Commander, Plans
Areas of Interest
Complex Incident Management, Team Dynamics, Strategic Thinking, Leadership Development
Emergency Services Planning and Exercises, Organizational Development, Decision Making Under Stress and ICS Instruction
Special Assignments
When 2 National Forest administratively joined, (the Rio Grande NF & San Juan NF) I was a key member of the Budget Steering Group.
I was the catalyst for creating an interagency fire organization in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado managing a complex Prevention, Fuels, Initial Attack and Extended Attack between the FS, BLM, FWS and NPS.
I have invested in serving my community by becoming a board member for several organizations.
