Our Staff

Committed to Providing the Big Sky Area with the Highest Quality Service

The Big Sky Fire Department is proud to serve our community with a highly trained, mission-driven team of career Firefighter/Paramedics dedicated to protecting lives and property around the clock. Our personnel represent a wide range of specialized skills across structural firefighting, wildland operations, technical rescue, emergency medicine, and community risk reduction. Together, they embody our commitment to excellence, readiness, and service.

BSFD is a fully career, 24/7 emergency response organization staffed by Firefighter EMT/Paramedics working a 48/96 schedule to ensure continuous coverage for our community.

Below is a list of our personnel, their positions, and the year they began their career service with BSFD. Every member of our response team holds National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification, along with additional State of Montana and nationally recognized pre-hospital medical licenses and specialty certifications.

Where noted:

• NRP indicates Nationally Registered Paramedic

• NREMT indicates Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician

Administration

CAO Alecia Fischer, 2009

Administrative Assistant Mara Mitchell, 2016 

Operations

Division Chief Jeff Bolton, NRP, 2017

Training Captain Dave Parker, NRP, 2017

Community Risk Reduction

Fire Marshal Chris Vigness 2024 

Fire Inspector Alex Phillips 2025

A Shift – Station 1

Battalion Chief Shane Farmer, NREMT, 2018

Captain Taylor Lee, NRP, 2018

Firefighter Michael Ketschek, NRP, 2015

Firefighter/Maint. Coord. Adam DuComb, NREMT, 2016

Firefighter Matthew George, NREMT, 2023

Firefighter Boone Helm, NRP, 2024 

                             Firefighter Austen Czuleger, NRP, 2025                     

A Shift – Station 2

Captain Chris Mohr, NREMT, 2019

Acting Captain Zach Carney, NRP, 2021

Firefighter Vincent Romero, NREMT, 2021

Firefighter Brett Skalsky, NREMT, 2023

B Shift – Station 1

Battalion Chief Dan Sheil, NRP, 2005

Captain Cory Phillips, NRP, 2017

  Acting Captain Matt Migel, NRP, 2019

Firefighter Paul Field, NRP, 2024

Firefighter Garret Miller, NREMT, 2024

Firefighter Jay Van Voast, NRP, 2021

Firefighter Jacob Czerniewski, NREMT, 2025

B Shift – Station 2

Captain Mark Loomis, NREMT, 2011

Firefighter Dan Skilling, NRP, 2021

Firefighter John Foster, NREMT, 2013

Firefighter Collin Rose, NRP, 2023