Jim Wilson is fire chief of Mariposa County Fire Department and a 36-year veteran of the volunteer and combination fire service. He has founded two successful business ventures including a book publishing company specializing in America's national parks and approaches fire service issues with an entrepreneurial outlook. Wilson is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. Chief Wilson sits on the board of directors of International Association of Fire Chief's Volunteer and Combinations Officer Section and on California’s Firescope board of directors representing volunteer departments.