Robert Hess is a dedicated sustainability professional with deep roots in fire management. 🌿 After growing up doing pile burns on his family’s property in Lake County — later impacted by the Valley Fire — Robert developed a passion for wildfire management and land stewardship. He recently earned his FFT2 certification with the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance and is putting "good fire" back on the ground in California.

Mike DeGrosky retired as Chief of the Montana DNRC’s Fire Protection Bureau. Before returning to DNRC in 2016, Mike was Chief Executive of Guidance Group and also served as an adjunct instructor for the Leadership Studies Department for Fort Hays State University for 10 years.

I am so pleased to share my vision for FireUp and invite your participation in building America's first career platform exclusively dedicated to the fire and forestry industry.