Chris Marson was born in Grass Valley, CA, and has resided in the foothill area throughout his life. He started his fire career with Cal Fire in 2002 as a seasonal firefighter, and was later promoted to engineer paramedic in San Mateo County. He was hired with YDFD in 2009 as a firefighter / paramedic.
Andrew Estrada began his career in the fire service in 1999 on a Type II wildland firefighting hand crew. In 2000, Andrew joined the Black Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew, an elite Type I wildland firefighting hand crew and remained with Black Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew for five seasons.
Gavin Greenslate was born and raised in Yountville, California and is a 2001 graduate from Vintage High School. In 2006, Greenslate received an Associate of Science degree in Fire Science and graduated the Firefighter I and Paramedic Academy from Santa Rosa Junior College.
Matt began his fire career as a volunteer firefighter with the Eldridge Fire Department in June 1994. He graduated from the Santa Rosa Junior College Fire Academy in February 1995 and in June of 2005 received his associate’s degree in fire science. While with Eldridge FD, he received his state certified Firefighter I in 1997.
Scott Stimson is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in 1972 in Contra Costa county. Upon his high school graduation, he enrolled in EMT and paramedic school and took fire science courses at Solano College.
Joseph Perez is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area, where he still lives there today.
Joel Scott was promoted to engineer and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department in 2011. He has lived in Yolo County for most of his life and began his firefighting career with the U.S. Forest Service when he was 18 years old.
Mike Booth has been employed with Yocha Dehe Fire Department since May 2005 and holds the rank of firefighter and paramedic on "C" shift. Mike began his fire service career as a reserve firefighter with the City of West Sacramento.
