Todd retired from Central AZ Fire & Medical Authority in November of 2023 as a battalion Chief and Wildland Chief. Todd is currently the Deputy AZ State Fire Management Officer of Operations for Department of Forestry & Fire Management (DFFM). Todd has been involved with incident management teams for over 20 years and has been the Operations Section Chief on team #2 in the southwest area, this year Todd will be the Deputy Incident Commander for southwest team #2. With Todd’s extensive background in wildland fire fighting he was asked to sit on the board of directors for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation for the past 13 years. Todd is also dedicated to teaching the next generation of leaders in firefighting, Todd has traveled the country to pass on his knowledge in an effort to set up the next group of leaders for success.