{"id":38855,"date":"2024-01-30T09:52:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.perimeter-solutions.com\/?p=38855"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:04:17","slug":"perimeter-solutions-hires-forest-service-nasf-veteran-jim-karels-as-agency-liaison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.perimeter-solutions.com\/en\/2024\/01\/perimeter-solutions-hires-forest-service-nasf-veteran-jim-karels-as-agency-liaison\/","title":{"rendered":"PERIMETER SOLUTIONS HIRES FOREST SERVICE, NASF VETERAN JIM KARELS AS AGENCY LIAISON"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38855\" class=\"elementor elementor-38855\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4283691 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4283691\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96a96ac\" data-id=\"96a96ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0036c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0036c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Karels brings 45+ years of wildland fire and forest management experience to the role<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6212282 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6212282\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3be24\" data-id=\"5a3be24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98ff3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b98ff3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Clayton, MO 30 January 2024 <\/strong>\u2013 Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyse.com\/quote\/XNYS:PRM\">PRM<\/a>), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality fire retardant, announced today that it has hired Jim Karels as its new Agency Liaison. Karels succeeds Ron Raley, who served as the Agency Liaison for Perimeter Solutions from 2004 until his retirement in late 2023. Karels has worked in wildland fire and forest management for more than 45 years, spending parts of his career with the US Forest Service (USFS) and the Florida Forest Service. He is joining Perimeter Solutions from the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), where he served as the National Fire Director.<\/p><p>As Agency Liaison, Karels serves as the face of the organization to fire management agencies around the world. Building on relationships he has built within the industry over the years, he will educate agencies on the advantages of Perimeter Solutions\u2019 wildland firefighting products and services.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are extremely fortunate to have someone with Jim\u2019s extensive background in wildland firefighting and forest management. He is uniquely positioned to build on the strong relationships we have with fire management agencies around the world,\u201d says Shannon Horn, Business Director, North America Retardant and Services. \u201cWe look forward to the positive impact Jim will have leading agency engagement and promoting the benefits of our products and services.\u201d<\/p><p>Milestones from Karels\u2019 career include serving as the original steering committee chair for the Complex Incident Management Course for Florida, a role he held for ten years. The processes they implemented for complex incident management during his tenure are still used today. In 2013, he led the investigation into the Yarnell (Arizona) Fire, a tragic event where 19 Hotshots perished after an unexpected shift in the weather pattern cut off their escape route from the fire. More recently, he served on a small policy group that collaborated with the USFS to develop more effective burn policies following the 2022 wildfire season.<\/p><p>\u201cAs National Fire Director, I supported firefighters on fires all over the country; however, as a Florida resident, I have witnessed the alarming increase in wildfires here and in the Eastern United States. This firsthand experience gives me a comprehensive national perspective that will help me to ensure that Perimeter Solutions continues to deliver safe, impactful solutions to wildfires nationwide,\u201d says Karels.<\/p><p>For more information about Perimeter Solutions and our comprehensive line of wildland firefighting products and equipment, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.perimeter-solutions.com\/wildland-fire-safety\/\">https:\/\/demo.perimeter-solutions.com\/wildland-fire-safety\/<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>About Perimeter Solutions<\/strong><\/p><p>Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyse.com\/quote\/XNYS:PRM\">PRM<\/a>) is a premier global solutions provider, producing high-quality firefighting products and lubricant additives. The company develops products that impact critically important issues of life \u2013 issues where there often is no room for error and the job doesn\u2019t offer second chances. At Perimeter, we characterize the solutions we develop as \u2018Trusted Solutions that Save\u2019 \u2013 because it underscores what we are trying to accomplish for our customers and the world at large. Perimeter Solutions produces major brands known throughout the world like PHOS-CHEK<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and FIRE-TROL<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> retardant, foam concentrates and gel products; AUXQUIMIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and SOLBERG<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> firefighting foam concentrates; and BIOGEMA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> extinguishing agents and retardants. For more info on how we use our experience, responsibility, and integrity to deliver trusted solutions that help improve firefighting performance, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.perimeter-solutions.com\">www.perimeter-solutions.com<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br \/>Resource Advantage<br \/>Dan Green<br \/><a href=\"mailto:dgreen@resourceadvantage.com\">dgreen@resourceadvantage.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karels brings 45+ years of wildland fire and forest management experience to the role Clayton, MO 30 January 2024 \u2013 Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v23.5) - 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