Cliff Chetwin
Kremmling, Colorado
kestrelair1@gmail.com
Cliff retired from the National Park Service after 36 years. Prior to becoming a ranger he was a police officer and then held positions of District Ranger, Chief Ranger, Regional Resource Management Specialist, Regional Fire Management Officer, and Regional Aviation Officer. Over three decades of leadership in a wide range of government and private sector incident management activities, including as Incident Commander, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, general staff positions with type I/II IMTs, and as MAC Group Coordinator and as an aviation specialist with National Area Command Teams.
Experienced in inter-governmental coordination; public policy development and implementation; planning and delivery of a broad range of public services. SME in ICS curriculum development and nationally recognized lead instructor for NWCG and EMI certified ICS and position skill courses in command, operations, logistics, and plans. Experienced in exercise design and facilitation. Instructor certifications from the USDI, NWCG, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, several state emergency management offices, several colleges, and DHS-FEMA.
Honors and Awards:
- Safety Representative of the Year, Federal Aviation Administration
- 38 Letters of commendation, USDI
- Award of Distinction, USDI
- Advisory Council Commendation, National Association of Search and Rescue
- Master and Gold Seal Certificated Flight Instructor, Federal Aviation Administration
Special Assignments:
- NPS representative and MAC Group Coordinator for regional MAC groups in USFS Regions 2,3,4, and 8 Steering Committee member and past Chair of the Southwest Wildfire Coordination Group
- NPS representative to Pacific SW, Western, Southwest, Northwest, and Midwest Dept. of Defense airspace councils
- Member and past Chair of NPS National Aviation Advisory Group Member and past Chair of Southwest Area and Great Basin Aviation steering committees
- Member of the NPS Law Enforcement Policy revision workgroup
- USDI representative to El Paso Intelligence Center
- USDI representative and past Chair of International Federal Partnership (US, Canada, Bahamas)
- Chaired NPS workgroup developing all hazard position task books for aviation and non-wildfire activities
- Society of Aviation & Flight Educators Board of Directors and Government Affairs committee
- Federal Aviation Administration FAAST Safety Lead Representative
Education:
- State University of NY College of Forestry (BS-Forestry);
- Syracuse University (BS-Forestry),
- Golden Gate University, graduate course work in Public Administration
- University of Southern California, graduate course work in aeronautical engineering
- graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Academy, class #1
- graduate of the United States Park Police Academy
