Joshua Winter is a 32-year student of the fire service, beginning his studies as a Los Angeles City Fire Explorer. In 1993, he joined the U.S. Army, first as a combat medic, then reclassifying to become an Army firefighter. Winter worked at multinational agencies as a volunteer firefighter in Camp Humphreys, South Korea, and in a paid professional position with a NATO fire department in the Netherlands. In the United States, he has held paid professional positions at Ft. Carson, CO, Fire and Emergency Services; Rocky Mountain Arsenal Fire Department in the National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado; and the U.S. Forest Service. In 2002, Winter began his career with Colorado Springs, CO, Fire Department, where he is assigned to the Training Division as a captain who is responsible for fire officer development.