43 years of volunteer and career experience. Fire Chief for The Colony Fire Department in Texas. Husband, father of two sons which also serve in the fire service, published author, instructor at FDIC since 2002, has held numerous leadership roles while coaching fire officers & firefighters for the last 25 years. The list of accomplishments and accolades could go on and on but one of the most important factor is this, America’s Fire Chief who has never forgotten his roots, supports the role of the mission first mindset, the men and women of respective organizations and always being “Cowboy Ready.”