"United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region"
Robert W. "Bob" Cermak was supervisor of the San Isabel National Forest in Colorado, the George Washington National Forest in Virginia, and the North Carolina National Forests before returning to California in 1977 as Deputy Regional Forester for Region 5. He has an M. A. in History from California State University, Chico. His thesis became the basis for "Fire in the Forest."