UNIONDALE, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2024 / Marquis Who's Who honors Bill Jacks for his expertise in prescribed fire and wildland firefighting. Mr. Jacks believes in the ability of humans to replace the inevitable catastrophic fires that result from fire exclusion with frequent landscape-scale prescribed fires that resemble Native American ancestral burning practices.
About Mr. Jacks
In 2007, Mr. Jacks received a Bachelor of Science from Humboldt State University, now renamed California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. He was also certified through the California State Prescribed Fire Burn Boss program (CARx).
Mr. Jacks has extensive experience serving as a wildland firefighter for the United States Forest Service. During his time as a wildland firefighter, he learned from fire suppression and prescribed fire experts how to protect human lives, private property and forest ecology.
Mr. Jacks is currently the executive director of the Terra Fuego Resource Foundation, a lead volunteer for the Prescribed Burn Association called Plumas Underburn Cooperative and the chief executive officer of Stonehenge Signs Inc.
He is a longtime resident of Plumas County, California, and has dedicated himself to being an ecological steward of the land.
Fighting Fire with Fire
Mr. Jacks' passion for protecting the environment has manifested in thousands of hours of working on Prescribed Fires (Rx Fire) also known as controlled burns. These planned Rx Fires help reduce dead vegetation, fallen leaves and other fire hazards that fuel wildfires. Frequent prescribed fires are part of a critical ecological stewardship process that Frequent fire-adapted and dependent forests and communities require for survival. Native Americans used fire frequently throughout the landscape to increase the life-sustaining benefits provided by frequent fire-adapted and dependent forests.
In Quincy, California, Mr. Jacks was instrumental in lobbying for a rule change concerning prescribed fires. He considered this a significant milestone in his career and a substantial accomplishment. Influencing a local government to change its policy is an example of Mr. Jacks' expertise and advocacy in action.
Mr. Jacks' next steps in the strategic prescribed fire planning process includes: changing polices that inhibit Rx Fire, making Rx fire mandatory per environmental entitlement documents (NEPA/ CEQA), changing the EPA air quality restrictions on Rx Fire, providing a landscape scale Rx Fire "proof of concept," demonstrating an "economy of scale" and establishing Terra Fuego-prescribed Fire Work Centers throughout the fire-prone Wildland Urban Interface spanning from Colorado to the Pacific Ocean.
Boulder Rock Signs Carved in Stone
Mr. Jacks is only the second chief executive officer in the history of Stonehenge Signs Inc. Started by Rob Conover 1978, the nationally recognized public art firm creates striking signs out of boulders. Mr. Conover instantly saw Mr. Jacks' natural talent and mentored him until 2017, when Mr. Jacks took on the role of chief executive officer.
"Stonehenge Signs hearkens back to the stone artwork of Northern Scotland and the British Isles, including Ireland. It's a craft that has been going on for thousands of years with monolithic artifacts created during ancient times. When people buy a stone sign or piece of artwork made of stone from Stonehenge Signs, they're actually buying a piece of United States real estate. It's from the land of this continent. Handmade artwork that's carved in stone and lasts forever. It's expensive, but the longer it lasts, the more cost-effective it becomes," Mr. Jacks explains.
Positivity Fuels His Success
"A large portion of my success can be attributed to maintaining positive thoughts throughout life's roller-coaster of success and disappointments. Thoughts shape my reality, and actions speak louder than words," Mr. Jacks says. "My passion for Rx Fire comes from a sacred obligation to do the right thing, for the right reasons, for all of life."
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