BIOGRAPHY:

Austin retired from the Wyoming fire service after 24 years serving as a BLM wildland firefighter, volunteer wildland fire captain, City of Casper Fire EMS Captain, and Wyoming State Fire Instructor and Fire Investigator. His background includes rope rescue, confined space rescue, backcountry rescue, and service as a retired EMT Intermediate. He spent seven years as an adjunct instructor for the Casper College Fire Science Program and served as a Hazmat Technician, Instructor, and Team Lead with Wyoming Regional Response Team 2. Austin now works as the Executive Director of the Central Wyoming Trails Alliance and as an Instructor with CS Consulting, bringing decades of operational and instructional experience to his courses. When not working, he enjoys spending time outdoors—most often on his mountain bike exploring Wyoming’s trails.