PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY
Dave Larson Promoted to ODF Southern Oregon Area Director Tyler McCarty Named Interim District Forester of the Southwest Oregon District Jackson & Josephine Counties, OR. | June 1, 2021 | Press Release O regon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District
continuing to support the area in this new capacity.” Larson said. “Tyler McCarty will be a strong leader for the district this summer, and with his level of experience and dedication to the region, I know I’m leaving it in good hands.” McCarty is a Rogue Valley native who got his start in the fire service right out of high school on the Southwest
Forester Dave Larson has accepted a new role within the agency as the Southern Oregon Area Director, effective June 1, 2021. In the interim, Grants Pass Unit Forester Tyler
McCarty has been selected to serve as district forester for the 2021 fire
season. Larson
Oregon District. He spent his first 15 years at the Medford Unit
has spent his entire career in
Dave Larson, ODF Southern Oregon Area Director
fire, starting at the young age of 16 on a youth hand crew
office before promoting to unit
with the Douglas Forest Protective Association. He spent the following 25 years working up the ranks to unit forester, before taking the position as district forester in the ODF Southwest Oregon District. Following his predecessor, Dave Lorenz’s retirement, Larson was promoted to area director; this summer will be his 32nd fire season. “Serving the communities of the Southwest Oregon District as district forester has certainly been a highlight in my career, and I look forward to
forester in the Grants
Pass unit. “It’s an honor to step into this role for the district, especially as we enter this current fire season,” McCarty said. “I will remain dedicated to our firefighters and support staff as we navigate what could be a difficult season ahead of us.”
McCarty will serve as the interim district forester
through fire season. A formal recruitment process to select a permanent replacement will be conducted in the fall of 2021. n
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