Meet Our Hosts
Lt. Chris Gay, Co-Host & Executive Producer
Chris Gay currently works as a Training Coordinator and Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department located in East Aurora, Colorado. Chris originally got started with EMS in Minnesota in 2004 working as an EMT. In 2013, he moved to Colorado and began working as a Firefighter. His passion for teaching others grew as the years passed.
Chris holds several certifications in many arenas such as National Registry Paramedic, State of Colorado Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Operations, Fire Instructor I, Fire Proctor and 1403 Live Fire Instructor, as well as being a NWCG Wildland Engine Boss and Line Paramedic. He is actively pursuing a UAS pilot license and Hazardous Materials Technician certifications.
Outside of the Fire service, Chris has a strong interest in firearm safety and has been a NRA certified firearms instructor for the past 10 years for both civilians and law enforcement alike. Chris’s hobbies include keeping exotic saltwater fish, corals and invertebrates as well as breeding exotic snakes. He spends his free time mining for minerals such as Gold and Aquamarine in different regions of Colorado.
Chris created Colorado Fire College to increase his ability to teach more firefighters throughout the United States, increasing the chances of everyone going home safe. His personal desire to help other public responders acts a driving force to produce this website and podcasts.
FF/EMT Eric Scholl, Co-Host
Eric Scholl began his Fire/EMS career in 2014 and has since worked as a supervisor, FTO/preceptor, in special operations. He has also worked as an EMT skills instructor for a large metropolitan agencies EMS training program, and has been a member of hiring committees/ oral board panels . in addition to his state certifications he is a certified clinical educator/preceptor, and wildland firefighter, among several other certifications.
In his free time, Eric enjoys spending time with friends and his dogs, playing & writing music, and exercising.
Eric has a passion for teaching and mentoring individuals just getting started in this field, as well as helping others improve. It is this passion that has brought Eric to Colorado Fire College.
