The Paul Gleason Lead by Example Award Program will: Recognize actions associated with wildland fire; Recognize actions within the last two years; Recognize individuals or groups at all levels; and Promote the wildland fire leadership values and principles.

Jan 14, 2025 · The NWCG Leadership Committee has awarded the 2023 Paul Gleason “Lead By Example” awards to individuals in the categories of Initiative and Innovation, Mentoring and Teamwork, and Motivation and Vision, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jan 19, 2025 · The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Leadership Committee has announced the recipients of the Paul Gleason “Lead By Example” award. The award was created by the NWCG to remember Paul...

Paul Gleason was front and center on three significant fires of the modern era - the Loop Fire in 1966, the Dude Fire in 1990, and the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000. His role on these three touchstone fires gave rise to his passion for firefighter safety and the "student of fire" philosophy that he crusaded for. He was a leader of firefighters

Gleason is best known for developing the LCES (Lookout, Communication, Escape Routes, Safety Zones) concept that became the foundation of wildland firefighter safety.

Dec 18, 2017 · Colorado State University is hosting an exhibit featuring a wildland firefighter who made significant contributions to our culture of safety and leadership. Even though he retired in 2001 and...

“The afternoon of June 26, 1990, as I knelt beside a dead Perryville firefighter, I made a promise to the best of my ability to help end the needless fatalities, and alleviate the near misses, by focusing on training and operations pertinent to these goals.” Paul Gleason from LCES and Other Thoughts published June 1991.

Dec 14, 2017 · Morgan Library Archives and Special Collections is featuring an exhibit showcasing the contributions of Paul Gleason to the field of wildland fire science through Jan. 31. Gleason contributed significant training materials to the …

In short, Paul Gleason was a leader. Paul succumbed to cancer in 2003 following a wildland fire career that spanned several decades. During his career Paul led and mentored firefighters, he studied and taught wildland fire, and through his contributions to the wildland fire community, improved firefighter safety.

Paul Gleason's career as a firefighter spanned parts of five decades. He started as an 18-year-old crew member on a southern California hotshot crew and culminated his career as a professor of wildland fire science at Colorado State University.