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For Immediate Release
Contact: John Campbell
434.220.9070
434.989.0665		 Feb. 27, 2008
VDOF-08008

Prevention Educator Receives Governor’s Award

Fred X. Turck, an assistant director of resource protection with the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF), is a recipient of the Governor’s Fire Service Award.

Citing Turck for “Excellence in Virginia Fire Prevention,” the award noted his exceptional success in leading VDOF’s wildfire prevention campaign, and in efforts to educate woodland home communities through VDOF’s Firewise Virginia program. Turck was also instrumental in implementing wildfire prevention campaigns following Hurricane Isabel and during the fall 2001 and 2007 fire seasons.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have the opportunity to work on projects that benefit Virginians in a very direct and immediate way,” said Turck. “Education and safety are very important to me personally and professionally, and to be recognized with this award makes me deeply, deeply proud.”

John Miller, director of resource protection, said, “No single person in Virginia, over the last 15 years, has accomplished more than Fred Turck in the area of wildland fire prevention on a statewide basis, easily reaching millions of Virginia’s citizens.”

Turck lives in Waverly with his wife, Debbie. He has held a number of increasingly responsible positions over the course of his 29-year career with VDOF. He is also an avid collector of Smokey Bear memorabilia.

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