FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A petition to remove Forest Supervisor for the Sierra National Forest Dean Gould has received over 1,000 signatures in less than 6 hours.

The petition follows criticism over the handling of the Garnet Fire, currently raging in the Sierra National Forest. By 7:30 p.m., it had received over 1,200 signatures.

"Over 50,000 acres have already been consumed by flames, and Dinkey Creek, a beloved community jewel, stands at risk of becoming the next victim of mismanagement and neglect. After decades of oversight failures, it is painfully clear that we need a change in leadership," Frede Serrano, who started the petition, wrote.

Serrano said growing up, the Sierra National Forest was his playground. He hopes his children will be able to share that pastime, but

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