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Oklahoma Forestry Director Fired for Forgetting Rule #1: Protect the Governor’s Stuff First

11:16 AM EDT on March 31, 2025

Let’s all raise a Smokey Bear salute to former Oklahoma State Forester Mark Goeller.

A national expert on enhanced wildfire prediction and response coordination, he was fired by Governor Stitt last week after a 40-year career—apparently for not doing enough to protect Stitt’s hobby farm from burning to the ground during the wildfire outbreak that rolled through the state a few weeks ago.

Yep, that’s right.