Gibby Gorman recently retired from his fire service career after nearly 33 years, which began in 1986 with the Tempe, AZ, Fire and Medical Department, where he served for 27 years. During that time, Gorman: worked as a downtown ladder captain for 14 years; responded on the SCUBA Rescue Team; worked on the hazmat team; served as coordinator for the Regional Technical Rescue Teams; taught fire science classes at the community college level; and presented ladder tactics for Firehouse World conferences,, including in 2020. In 2013, he became a battalion chief for the Maricopa, AZ, Fire and Medical Department. Gorman created Southwest Firefighting Concepts. He received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University.