Cameron Kautzman has dedicated over two decades to public service and emergency response. His career began in wildland firefighting where he served with the Montana DNRC in the Swan River and Clearwater State Forests from 2000 to 2005, spending two of those years as an Engine Boss. His role as a contract Engine Boss brought him to the Four Corners area where he joined the City of Farmington Fire Department in Farmington, New Mexico in 2007. Cameron is currently a captain with FFD and has served on the department’s Wildland and Tech Rescue Teams and worked as an instructor for the Farmington Fire Department’s Cadet Academy hosted by San Juan College Fire Academy.

Cameron lives with his family in southwest Colorado where he also works as a professional ski patroller at Purgatory Ski Resort. When he’s not working as a first responder, Cameron enjoys skiing, hockey, fishing, hunting, and spending his Julys in northwest Montana. A natural teacher and master communicator, Cameron founded Goat Creek Training Company in 2024.