Our Staff

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

The Big Sky Fire Department is a career fire department that provides 24-hour coverage that is provided by members working 48 / 96 schedules.

Below is a list of our staff members, what positions they hold, and what year they began their career service with BSFD.  All of our staff holds National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certifications in addition to numerous other State of Montana and National pre-hospital emergency medical licenses and certifications.  Where shown, NRP stands for Nationally Registered Paramedic and NREMT stands for 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

Acting Captain Travis DuBois, NRP, 2015

Firefighter Michael Ketschek, NRP, 2015

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

Firefighter Matthew George, NREMT, 2023

Firefighter Boone Helm, NRP, 2024 

A Shift – Station 2

Captain Chris Mohr, NREMT, 2019

Firefighter 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