The Forest Service has ordered Guy Pence off of the
front lines in Nevada. The district ranger in Carson City has been
the target of two bombings this year (HCN, 10/30/95). The agency is
reassigning him to a staff position at the regional office in
Boise, Idaho, out of concern for his personal safety and the safety
of his family and fellow employees. Pence will take a job in fire
management on the Boise National Forest, which is embarking on a
program of prescribed burns to improve forest
health.
Pence’s boss, Toiyabe and Humboldt
National Forest Supervisor Jim Nelson, says Pence is one of the
best district rangers he has ever worked with, that the new
position will widen his experience, and that he is on track toward
a forest supervisor job. Pence says he did not request the transfer
but he accepts it. “I have to think of the people around me,” he
says. “I would feel terrible if one of my employees were to be hurt
simply because they’re in my presence. Until someone is
apprehended, I can’t rely on the thought that they won’t be doing
it again.”
There have been no arrests in the
case, but Pence says that he still has hope that those responsible
for the bombings will be caught. There is a $31,000 reward for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of those
responsible for the bombings. Anyone with information can call the
FBI in Carson City at 702/882-1248 or in Reno at
702/323-7143.
* Jon
Christensen
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Guy Pence leaves Nevada.
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