U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer James Nelson was honored for his response to last November's landslide in Wrangell at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11.
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer James Nelson was honored at the 2024 Law Enforcement and Investigations Director's Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, for his actions responding to the deadly landslide in Wrangell last November.
Nelson was presented with the Award for Bravery, Valor or Heroic Act.
"It was well earned and he's very deserving of the award," said Patrol Captain Bill Elsner, Nelson's supervisor out of Ketchikan.
Nelson, who will have been with the Forest Service eight years as of January 2025, said the awards ceremony "was kind of a whirlwind," and "overw...
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