FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As firefighters continue to gain containment of the Garnet Fire, there's a man working to conserve tribal land throughout the Sierra Mountains.

"We want to take care of the land in a good way. Not just for us, but for all living things," said Dirk Charley.

Charley is a Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Sierra National Forest.

"This was the land of my tribe. All the way up and over towards Dunlap," said Charley.

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Charley, who is Native American with a background in firefighting, works with the incident commander to ensure the protection of sacred tribal land.

The Garnet Fire hits close to home.

"The four tribes that we're consulting with and communicating with are the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indi

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