NATIONAL-NEWS-RELEASE: (CORRECTING "diffusion") FS Chief's Statement

[Keith Riggs <keithriggs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Forest Service Chief's Statement on
Employee's Action that Led to Arrest of Arizona Fugitives

Washington, DC, August 20, 2010 --
"Our employee's alert action in notifying the proper authorities of
suspicious activities in our national forest led to a quick, safe defusion
of a potentially explosive situation," said USDA Forest Service Chief
Tom Tidwell.  "I applaud his intuition, prudence and quick action,
which ended up protecting not only nearby campers but other communities
in the area as well.  I consider this guy to be a hero."

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