November 15, 2025 • 105 mins
Aaron recently retired as a 25-year veteran of Seattle Fire and assumed the role of Assistant Chief of Training and Operations with Camano Island Fire and Rescue in August of 2025. Acknowledged by his peers at Seattle FD as Firefighter of the Year in 2011, awarded the Fire Engineering/International Society of Fire Service Instructors George D. Post Instructor of the Year award in 2017, and creator of the Nozzle Forward Program, Aaron has been described as articulate, dynamic and magnetic. He identifies most as a 'Sharer of ideas'. He and his Cadre have taught over 70,000 members of the fire service across North America since the program's inception. He has delivered a keynote at FDIC and contributed to the work of the FSRI as a member of their Fire Attack Technical Panel. He is married with two children.
Sponsorship: @southwest_fire_academy
Editing: @bradshea
Marketing: @m.pletz
Administration: @haileygreenfitness
Partnership: @firefighternationhq
Mid-roll Sponsor: @rescue_squad_ironworks
Photo Credit: @justinidephotography
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