Chris Waters: Experience in Fire & Forestry
Chris Waters brings decades of hands-on experience in wildland fire Incident Management, fire weather program management, and Professional Forestry to Fireshed Forestry Solutions. Having served with CAL FIRE from Fire Captain, Battalion Chief, and as Division Chief, Chris has led critical operations in pre-suppression wildland fire planning, fire suppression operations, prescribed fire, and vegetation management. As a Registered Professional Forester, he combines technical wildland resource expertise with practical wildfire mitigation solutions to help communities adapt to fire-prone environments. Chris is also an advocate for utilizing any and all technologies, with particular emphasis on evolving technologies, to support wildland fire planning, mitigation, and suppression operations.
Comprehensive Wildfire Solutions
Strategic wildfire consulting
Fireshed Forestry is a consulting firm dedicated to providing clients with wildland fire strategies focused on technology, community resilience, planning, and the prevention of catastrophic wildland fires.
Reliable fire mitigation services — committed to the highest standards of safety, quality, and community protection since:
Acres burned in U.S.
wildfires so far in 2025.
Wildfires contained during
initial attack this year.
Wildfires reported in the
U.S. by late August 2025.
Americans living in counties
with significant wildfire risk.
Gained valuable experience collaborating
with large organizations.
