OUR EDITORS
RYAN BECKERS
Ryan has served as the lead assistant editor since
FIREWIRE’s start in 2014. Currently assigned as an
engineer/paramedic to at Station 164 in Upland,
Ryan started with County Fire as a limited term
firefighter before being hired full-time in 2005,
serving in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 along the way before
settling in the valley. A resident of Upland, Ryan has
a B.A. in English from Carleton College.
BRENTON BAUM
Brenton is an engineer/paramedic currently assigned
as a crew foreman at Glen Helen Camp 15. Brenton
serves as a writer and editor for FIREWIRE and also
facilitates article authors. He has a Bachelor of Arts in
organizational leadership from Brandman University.
KALINA COX
2018 Media Award
1
st
PLACE!
BEST AFFILIATE PUBLICATION 2016 IAFF Media Award
2nd Place Best
Affiliate Publication FIREWIRE
for the
Summer 2017 issue
Congratulations to
Greensboro, NC Local 947
1st place award with
“The Feederline Newsletter”!
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Kalina has served as the senior administrative secretary
for the Office of Emergency Services for over 11 years.
She holds a degree in geographic Information systems
(GIS) and holds specialist certifications in both
emergency management and terrorism and homeland
security from Cal OES. She edits and formats the OES
quarterly report, which can be found on sbcfire.org. At
home she enjoys any activity that gets her outdoors
and on road trips. Kalina owns a Belgian Shepherd
named Boogieman, who has learned from her many
tricks, including counting to three!
DAVID PINGREE
David Pingree is a firefighter/paramedic currently assigned
to Station 73 in Fontana. David’s career in the fire service
began right here at San Bernardino County Fire in 2009 as
a PCF at Station 2. David was hired on full-time in 2014 as
a Tower 5 member. He and his wife have been married 15
years and they have two daughters, Ellie and Emma. David
and his family currently live in Temecula. After spending
over a decade working as an editor for a motorcycle
publication, Pingree likes combining his experience in
journalism with his new career in the fire service.
DAN NELSON
Captain Dan Nelson, currently assigned to Station 32
in Needles, started his fire service career as a PCF for
Victorville Fire in 1995 before being hired on full-time in
1998. Dan holds an M.B.A. from Cal-State San Bernardino
and a B.A. in criminal justice from Chapman University in
Orange. Nelson lives in Gilbert, Ariz.
JARED NEWCOMER
Jared is a captain/paramedic currently assigned to Station
25 in Crestline. Jared started with County Fire as an
explorer at Station 10 in Phelan, rising through the ranks
in the organization promoting to Captain in 2015. He has
an MBA in organizational leadership with an emphasis in
finance from the University of La Verne and is a member
of the Retirement Board for SBCERA, the county pension
fund. He lives in Apple Valley with his wife, Kelly, and their
two daughters, Aubrey and Emma.
APPARATUS
COMMITTEE
MESSAGE FROM DC PORTER Pg. 5
CRADLE TO
CAREER Pg. 42
ANCHOR
POINT
Pg. 51
FIRE FAMILY
FOUNDATION Pg. 20
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