Tom joined the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in November 2022.  He has over 20 years Fire Management experience and previously worked for the Pike National Forest supervising Fire and Aviation Operations.  Tom was previously Superintendent of the Monument Helitack program and worked on Helicopter Rappel and Interagency Hotshot Crews.

With a strong background in Aviation Risk Management, Maintenance and Operations, Tom supervises the Douglas County Helitack program and integrated fire aviation plans.  Some of Tom’s duties include management of our aviation contracts, operations plans and risk management programs.  He also functions as OEM field rep and EOC liaison on incidents within Douglas County, supporting Unified Command Efforts.

Tom is a member of the Rocky Mountain Federal Type 1 Incident Management Team in the Operations Section.