Joel Scott

Joel Scott is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He has lived in Yolo County for most of his life and began his firefighting career with the U.S. Forest Service when he was 18 years old.

Joel earned his associate’s degree and has been through the Firefighter I, II and Wildland Academies at Shasta College. He worked for the Shasta College Fire Department for two years and as an EMT and paramedic for a private ambulance company in Sacramento for seven years.

Joel was hired in October 2004 for the YDFA and currently works as a firefighter and paramedic. His aspiration is to become an engineer for YDFD.