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Here's an email thread between me and Libby Reimman, the AWIMA Coordinator, regarding my second failed attempt to become a sponsor .

Sponsorship

Libby Reiman

Oct 12

Mr. Schoeffler, I am the new director of the Academy. We are aware of your interest in becoming a sponsor of the academy. The Academy leadership vets our sponsors to ensure the sponsors mission, goals and their business align with the Academy’s rich history. Although your offer for sponsorship is appreciated we do not feel that we are in alignment with the values of the academy and all it represents, including staff, students and alumni. Many of which have been offended, hurt and angered by your “insight” regarding people that are very near and dear to our hearts. Therefore, the Academy Staff and Board of Directors will respectfully decline your offer. Sincerely, Libby Reiman AWIMA, Academy Director Sent from Mail for Windows

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To Libby Reiman

Oct 12 at 5:58 PM

Good afternoon Libby, congratulations on your new position. Thank you for your prompt albeit less than complete response.

It's interesting that you, yourselves are out of alignment with your own academy values with this statement of yours, i.e"... we do not feel that we are in alignment with the values of the academy and all it represents, including staff, students and alumni." 

What a shame that you're out of alignment with your very own staff, students  and alumni. Thats got to be somewhat painful. So then, it appears that it would be much better to address those non-aligners instead of me, right? I'm sure it's rather embarrassing for all of you. And it is quite hypocritical as well. 

I think about the YH Fire and the GMHS and their family, friends  and loved ones every single day.  Your statement that "Many of which have been offended, hurt and angered by your 'insight' regarding people that are very near and dear to our hearts" is quite interesting as well because there are so many more that are in complete alignment with those of us telling the truth about what really happened and why. 

Yes indeed, we Truth Tellers are also "offended, hurt and angered" as well. It's amazing, offensive, and illegal for you to feel so free to restrict our Constitutional First Amendment rights of Free Association and Free Speech when it deals with the YH Fire and GMHS. 

It's quite interesting and revealing that the AWIMA located in the heartland of it all, offers no week-long course for a YH Fire and GMHS Staff Ride or Site Visit.  What's up with that?

And it's also interesting and revealing that they choose you to respond. You state that the Academy Staff and Board of Directors will respectfully decline [my] offer" but did they?

Because that is clearly in the futute tense.

I also asked for your AWIMA Sponsorship Policy, so I look forward to you providing that as originally requested. 

Thank you and best regards, Fred Schoeffler 

( http://www.yarnellhillfirerevelations.com )

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On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 04:54:57 PM MST, Libby Reiman <libby@azwima.org> wrote:

Mr. Schoeffler,

I am the new director of the Academy.  We are aware of your interest in becoming a sponsor of  the academy. The Academy leadership vets our sponsors to ensure the sponsors mission, goals and their business align with the Academy’s rich history. 

Although your offer for sponsorship is appreciated we do not feel that we are in alignment with the values of the academy and all it represents, including staff, students and alumni. Many of which have been offended, hurt and angered by your “insight” regarding people that are very near and dear to our hearts.  Therefore, the Academy Staff and Board of Directors will respectfully decline your offer.

Sincerely,

Libby Reiman, AWIMA, Academy Director

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Why is it that you never address the June 30, 2013, Yarnell Hill Fire and GMHS debacle?

Many of us consider it to be the biggest cover-up, lie, and whitewash in wildland fire history worthy of open discussion.

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What bulls**t! WF and FF suicides are because of many things besides the junk science ostensibly supporting the Climate Change (Global Warming) craze. It's amazing that the USFS and others attribute Global Warming to be the Causal factor for almost everything

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