Einar Jensen is a risk-reduction specialist who works for South Metro Fire Rescue in Centennial, CO. He was a firefighter for Clear Creek Fire Authority, Clear Creek County, CO, for 15 years and now has been in the fire service for more than 20 years. He studied environmental history at the University of Montana and the University of Puget Sound and published a cultural history of fire, “Ancient Fire, Modern Fire: Understanding and Living with Our Friend & Foe.” He belongs to the Colorado Risk Reduction Network, the Fire Marshals Association of Colorado and the National Science Teaching Association.