Kimberly Lightley Honored with 2018 LBE Award

[L to R: Ted Mason, Ashleigh D'Antonia, Director Shawna Legarza, Kimberly Lightley, Monica Morrison, John Wood, Jim Shultz, and Mike Ellsworth]

Kimberly Lightley
Critical Incident Specialist
USDA, Washington Office
Honored for Motivation and Vision

Kimberly Lightley has been selected as one of the recipients for the 2018 Paul Gleason Lead by Example Award. Three individuals and one group from across the wildland fire service have been chosen to receive this national award.The award was created by the NWCG Leadership Committee to remember Paul Gleason’s contributions to the wildland fire service. During a career spanning five decades, Paul was a dedicated student of fire, a teacher of fire, and a leader of firefighters. The intent of this award is to recognize individuals or groups who exhibit this same spirit and who exemplify the wildland fire leadership values and principles. Kimberly's work in support of the Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program has been a demonstration of motivation and vision.

Kimberly was recognized for development of the Stress First Aid Program for wildland firefighting. As a survivor of the South Canyon tragedy, her exemplary leadership and bravery to lead up and bring the insufficiencies in how we care for each other following critical incident and stressful situations to light at the highest levels of leadership is commendable. The lessons Kimberly learned from her experience will become the foundation so future employees—regardless of agency—will not have to navigate the path of healing on their own.

Congratulations, Kimberly, on a job well done!