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Matt Fields is a retired 31-year law enforcement veteran. Most recently, he spent 17 years as a Forest Patrol Deputy, attached to Special Operations/Search and Rescue, with the Chelan County, Washington, Sheriff’s Office.
As Forest Patrol Deputy, Fields engaged in all aspects of law enforcement on public lands.
While with Search and Rescue, Fields was a Hasty Team member, and received training for and was qualified as Incident Commander within staff rotation.
SAR responsibilities included on-call coordination, resource assignment, field response, after-action investigation, and incident report submission.
SAR duties included interviewing countless witnesses, victims, and family members, and the identification and assignment of causal factors leading to SAR incidents.
Fields is a former Washington State Emergency Medical Technician, and was formerly certified to instruct American Heart Association CPR, Red Cross Multimedia First Aid, and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Snowmobile Safety Class.
Fields has a BS Degree in Forest Resource Management and an AA Degree in Criminal Justice.
Fields currently works in outdoor recreation, and as a web designer and consultant.
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