Thank you for your interest in working with me.
Over the past several years I have had quite a few irons in the fire, which is to say that I have diversified my work in order to meet the need of the wildland firefighting community. However, these are my main focal points:
- Critical Incident Training and Education
- Fire Culture
- Wildland Firefighter Advocacy
- Writing about the above three bullets, and a smattering of other topics
Offerings
–Critical Impact training (Full day).
-Scenario-based critical incident training (full or half day).
-One-hour presentation tailored to your specified topic.
Please contact me via email at: theevolvingnomad@gmail.com with inquiries, or to schedule specific dates.
Fire Career Information
- Engine Crewmember
- Interagency Hotshot Crewmember
- Helicopter Rappeller
- Smokejumper
- Field Researcher- (Heat Stress Study on Wildland Firefighters)
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for multiple FLAs(Facilitated Learning Analysis’)
- Family Liaison
- CISM-Peer Supporter
- Field Operations Specialist
Interviews
The New Yorker:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/what-is-it-like-to-fight-a-megafire
Science Magazine:
BBC Podcast (26 Minute Mark):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct34ng
The Anchor Point Podcast:
Student of Fire 2MC Interview (pages 6-9):
Written pieces as The Evolving Nomad:
Sixty-two written pieces and counting. (Feel free to have a look around on the site!)
Written pieces beyond The Evolving Nomad:
The Columbian Insight:
https://columbiainsight.org/wildland-firefighters-great-exodus/
Thinking Outside the Stratosphere:
Self-Extrication:
Adapt and Overcome:
Tourniquet Anyone?
Formidable Opponent:
Two More Chains Cover Stories:
Where Do We Go From Here?
Throwing Us a Monkey Wrench of Historic Proportions:
Setting a New Standard:
Helmets. History, Insights, Thoughts and Observations:
Why Identity Matters:
Other Stuff:
Cameron Peak Facilitated learning analysis (FLA):
Smokey Generation AWE Micro-Grant Recipient:
http://wildfire-experience.org/2019grantwinners/breorcasitas