Christopher “Reese” Irwin is currently a member of the Colorado Search and Rescue Association’s (CSAR) Board of Directors, serving as their Treasurer, is a Search Dog Subject Matter Expert for their State Coordinator Program, and is the Program Manager for their Responder Education Program, where he oversees efforts to bring CSAR constituents together for continuing education opportunities. Reese is an active, fielding member of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team (PCSO SAR). He has been a search dog handler since 2018 and is also a member of the dive rescue/recovery and wildland fire teams for the PCSO. He has been a member of search and rescue teams in Wyoming and Colorado for over twenty years, fielding on his first mission at the age of 10 - a byproduct of having two parents who were active in SAR for over twenty years themselves. Reese has been through numerous ICS, IS, and Wide Area Search courses and holds technical rescue certifications.

Outside of search and rescue, Reese is a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager for Rocky Mountain Steel Mills in Pueblo, CO. He spends his free time hiking and playing Magic the Gathering. He lives in Pueblo, Colorado with his partner Rebecca Faul and their three dogs.

Experience:

1. Colorado Search and Rescue Association

a. Board of Directors, Treasurer (2025 - Present)

b. Responder Education Program Manager (2024 - Present)

c. Responder Education Program Instructor (2021 - Present)

d. Search Dog Subject Matter Expert (2026 - Present)

2. Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office

a. SAR Member (2015 - 2019, 2026 - Present)

b. Dive Rescue and Recovery Member (2022 - Present)

c. Wildland Firefighter (2024 - Present)

d. SAR Team Lead (2019 - 2025) | Stepped down to pursue CSAR facets.

3. Northwest K-9 Search and Recovery Handler and Search Manager (2018 - Present)

4. Park County (WY) SAR Member (2007-2011)

Certifications:

1. Advanced Search Management and Basic Search Management Instructor (CSAR)

2. ICS 100, 200, 700, 702, and 800 (FEMA)

3. Wide Area Search (FEMA)

4. CPR/First Aid/O2 Provider (HSI)

5. Technical Rope Rescue Technician (Rescue 3 International)

6. Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (AITS)

7. ASI ATV RiderCourse (ATV Safety Institute)

8. Open Water Diver (SSI)