Andy is a lifelong student of the fire service and has been involved with the fire service as a volunteer since 1992 and as a career firefighter since 1998. He is a fire service website contributor on the topics of thermal imaging, fire behavior, leadership, behavioral health, and faith based devotions.
He also is the founder of www.bringingbackbrotherhood.org, a nonprofit organization designed to encourage and provides guidance for firefighters in the area of behavioral health, counseling, and more. He serves on the CISM team, peer support team, and assists members within his own department in the area of behavioral health.
He is passionate about Fire Behavior and assisting in instructing others on understanding the complex terminology of modern fire behavior on a regular basis.
He has been featured on numerous podcasts: Firefighter Wellness radio from Fire Engineering, The Firefighter Training Podcast, The Firefighter Podcast, Firefighter ToolBox, and the 5-Alarm Task Force podcast. He has presented tactical thermal imaging courses at numerous fire service conferences across the US, Germany, Canada, and Poland.
His work and curriculum is now in use in the FKTP program in Ottawa Canada and has written in the subject of Thermal Imaging in Euro Firefighter 2, and numerous fire service publications (Fire Engineering, Fire House, Fire Apparatus Magazine)
He currently serves as a Captain on an Engine Company in a large career department in NC, as the Deputy Chief for KTF Burns Division, and holds a Level 1 Thermography Certification, consults & teaches in the areas of Tactical Thermal Imaging. He is a certified NC Fire Officer III and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science Administration.
