Andrea Trestrail

She has many roles, in all of which puts others before herself. 

She’s a mother to two incredible daughters, a new grandma, a wife who has supported and encouraged the pursuit of dreams, experienced EMT on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, two-year cadet and former Captain in the same Fire Science program as me, creator of the Brothers In Battle name, designer of our logos, most logged hours of grinding, cleaning, and dressing halligans and axes than anyone I know, more hours on the chop saw cutting 1x2s for our door props than I could ever count, more trips loading and unloading the BIB trailer than I can count, oh- and pushing a broom in the shop, bringing lunches, logistics, and forgotten materials and needed EMS supplies to our classes, running registrations, handling waivers, days upon days at home alone or being a single parent while I’m alway traveling to teach, helping birth the idea of Firemanship Conference - Portland and putting hours upon hours of love, blood, sweat and tears into it every year, working in the rain, heat, and freezing conditions to help with logistics and hot sites, organizing and working into the wee hours of the morning coordinating efforts and putting her personal touch in so many areas to make sure our conference feels different than any other conference out there. 

She’s our spiritual warrior, guiding light, and compass - ensuring our focus and purpose is not lost and that God is glorified in all that we do.

She truly believes in and understands that 
our mission is THEM, and they come first!

… this just scratches the surface.

- written by her husband, without her permission!