FOUNDER

Brentwood began fighting fire for the State of Alaska in 1996 and worked as a hotshot, on helitack and engines. These days you are likely to see him out as a Division Supervisor, Plans Chief, Public Information Officer or Type 3 Incident Commander. 

Off the fireline Brentwood instructs for the Alaska Division of Forestry, Alaska Fire Service, University of Alaska, Clackamas Community College, and Clackamas Fire District 1.

Brentwood is also our coder and chief of technology.

FOUNDER

Jeff also began his firefighting career for the State of Alaska. While a technician for Matsu Area Forestry, Jeff built the crew which would eventually become Pioneer Peak IHC. After the Division of Forestry, Jeff worked for the Alaska State Fire Marshall and the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management before relocating to Oregon to work for Oregon Department of Forestry. Jeff ran the Wildland Fire and Emergency Management program for Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, OR for several years and now runs the Wildland Program for Clackamas Fire District 1.

Jeff is a qualified Planning Section Chief Type 1 and works with multiple incident management teams including the the Oregon State Fire Marshall IMT, the Alaska Type 1 Team and Pacific Northwest Team 2.

INSTRUCTOR

Renette began her fire career as a contract videographer for the US Forest Service imbedded with a hotshot crew for a summer. Inspired by the work she became a firefighter herself and has 14 years of experience working on hand crews, engines, and helitack in the urban interface and remote Alaska . She is a qualified Crew and Engine Boss, Helicopter Manager. Type 4 Incident Commander and Type 2 Information Officer.

Renettte worked for the Alaska Division of Forestry for 12 years. Now she lives in Kanas and works as a Fire Protection Specialist for the Kansas Forest Service. She continues to produce videos relating to wildland fire education and training. Renette’s well rounded background in fire and desire to make learning interesting benefit the wildland fire community.

INSTRUCTOR

Matt was born and raised in Alaska and was the second oldest of eight children. Raised by a Marine Father and a Pioneering Mother in a log cabin far from the comforts of town, his upbringing and lifestyle promoted hard work, teaching and caring for his siblings. Matt began his fire career in 1989 as part of the Alaska Emergency Firefighter program working on pickup hand crews and would go on to help built two Interagency Hotshot Crews, spending more that a decade as Superintendent.

Matt is a qualified ICT3 and DIVS and currently works for the State of Kansas as a Fire Suppression Specialist.

For Matt the most satisfying aspect of working in fire is having been fortunate enough to be in the position to mentor and lead hundreds of firefighters. Building crews, teaching at academies, and developing core values and SOPs along with class room instruction is the highlight of Matt’s 30 year fire career and he looks forward to learning and instructing for many years to come.