A Michigan man, working in western North Dakota, spent the longest and windiest night of his life huddled on an island in Lake Audubon, living out his personal episode of "Survivor."
Eric Gauthier, 34, who’d been working on a pipeline inspection team in the oil patch for three weeks, went fishing on Lake Audubon not long after sunrise Sunday morning, unaware as he paddled along and fished from his canoe that extremely dangerous winds were forecast up to 60 mph.
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Oklahoma game warden Lt. Todd Tobey recently completed the National Conservation Law Enforcement Leadership Academy (NCLELA). The prestigious program brings together conservation law enforcement leaders from across the country for three weeks of intensive training.
The academy, conducted by the National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs, prepares conservation law enforcement professionals to effectively adapt to a rapidly changing world. Held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, W.Va., the academy provides the practical skills and knowledge needed by those in conservation law enforcement leadership roles in state and federal agencies.
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SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division is pleased to announce that Major Stephen Adams recently graduated from the National Conservation Law Enforcement Leadership Academy (NCLELA) at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV.
“It is vitally important to have Rangers who provide effective, efficient and thorough conservation law enforcement. And, to accomplish this, you must have a Command Staff that is willing to seek out educational opportunities that will help them continue to provide solid management and leadership into the future,” said DNR Law Enforcement Division Director Col. Eddie Henderson. “I commend Major Adams on his commitment to continuing education and I greatly appreciate his contribution to conservation law enforcement and to our Division.”
According to their web site, NCLELA prepares conservation law enforcement executives to successfully carry out the conservation law enforcement mission in a rapidly changing world. The NCLELA provides education on contemporary issues, trends, management and leadership skills and abilities needed by executive level conservation LE leaders in state and federal agencies.
During the training, Adams engaged in such topics as adaptive leadership, leading change, resource management, personnel management, shaping organizational culture, strategic planning, surviving and succeeding as an executive liability, establishing a leadership legacy, and more.
Maj. Adams is a 17-year veteran with GA DNR Law Enforcement.
At their meeting last week, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Board passed a resolution recognizing Law Enforcement Division Sergeant Chris Hodge from Camden County and presenting him with the DNR Life Saving Award for his actions after a serious car accident on I-95.
On the afternoon of August 17, 2015, Sgt. Hodge came upon the scene of a serious traffic accident on I-95 southbound near Gibson Creek in Glynn County. The driver of a black Mercedes was seriously injured, became unresponsive, and stopped breathing. Hodge quickly assessed the driver’s condition and began performing CPR. He was able to successfully resuscitate the driver, who was then transported to the hospital. Without his quick action and selfless act of compassion, the driver would have likely died at the scene.
“Our Rangers are trained and equipped to handle any situation that may come their way,” said Georgia DNR Commissioner Mark Williams. “Without the quick response and actions of Sgt. Hodge, a woman could have lost her life. I could not be more proud of Sgt. Hodge and thankful for the heroic work he and the other Rangers do each and every day.”
The DNR Life Saving Award is presented to DNR personnel whose actions save the life or lives of others who may not have survived otherwise. The Award was presented at the Georgia DNR Commissioner’s Office in Atlanta.
“I am very proud of Sgt. Hodge and his actions. If he had not been there, kept calm, and let his experience and training kick in, it could have been a very tragic day” said DNR Col. Eddie Henderson, director of Law Enforcement. Chris is a top-notch Ranger and I’m sure the citizens in southeast Georgia are glad to have him there. He has proven through the years that he is committed to do whatever it takes to ensure public safety.”
The resolution reads in part, “…the Board of Natural Resources hereby commends Sergeant Chris Hodge for his heroic lifesaving effort by performing CPR to a seriously injured person involved in an automobile accident in order to preserve human life.”
Sgt. Chris Hodge supervises a work unit that covers Brantley, Camden and Glynn counties and has been with DNR Law Enforcement for 14 years.
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