What Does a Plans Section Chief Do? w/ Chris Burch

Today on the show: Chris Burch stops by and gives us the lowdown of the duties of the Planning Section Chief for an incident management team...

Here is a little about Chris:

"Chris Burch began his fire service career as a volunteer fire fighter in Riverside County, CA in 1992. He was hired as a seasonal firefighter in 1996 with the USFS, initially working on an engine crew and then as an El Cariso Hotshot, until he was hired with the Pechanga Fire Department as an engineer in 1999.

Chris has an associates degree in fire science from Mount San Jacinto College, and is currently working on a bachelors degree in fire administration from Columbia Southern University. He is a licensed paramedic and is a certified chief officer in the state of California.

He has served on CAL FIRE incident management teams since 2007 and is currently assigned to CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 4 as the Planning Section Chief.

Chris has also been married to his wife for 22 years, and together they have two daughters, ages 20 and 17. Family hobbies include traveling, trying different foods, golf, and fitness."

To find out more, or to ask questions about how to get set up for "extending your career" - Hit up Chris at the following:

https://www.instagram.com/cburch801/

[email protected]

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