Scott Dunn has been an Adjunct Faculty member since 1988 and teaches within multiple public safety disciplines at the Santa Rosa Junior College Public Safety Training Center. He began working within the public safety field in 1976 as a volunteer on a Search & Rescue Squad. In 1977 he became an EMT I (still currently maintained) and began teaching for the American Red Cross on a volunteer basis. He continued on as a Firefighter in Shasta County, then as a Park Ranger. He has been employed by Sonoma County Sheriff's Office since 1985 and as a deputy assigned to a variety of assignments including Patrol, Marine Enforcement Unit, Helicopter/SAR Unit (Tactical Flight Officer) and Investigations (CSI), where he developed expertise in a variety of forensic areas. He retired from fulltime his position at the rank of Lieutenant/Patrol Watch Commander and also managed the Helicopter/Search & Rescue Unit and Marine Unit as a collateral assignments. Though retired as a lieutenant, Scott remains employed in a part-time deputy sheriff status working on special assignments. In addition, he is also working in a part-time capacity for another local law enforcement agency providing technical assistance with forensics. Scott has a BS Degree from CSU Sacramento in Resource Management as well as his fulltime teaching credential through UC Berkeley coursework. Scott is an avid outdoor recreationist and experienced in delayed in-field patient care and wilderness medicine. His instruction emphasis includes a hands-on approach and realistic scenario based problem solving.