MATT HUDSON returned back from incarceration with a deep desire to utilize the skills he learned in fire camp in the community as a professional fire fighter. He encountered many obstacles upon release but his determination held strong and eventually he earned a position as a Senior Fire Fighter for the US Forest Service where he served for nine years. He felt a calling to support others with similar backgrounds so he made a tough decision to depart from the career he loved in service of others. He joined the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program as a Program Director/ Crew Captain for the Buffalo Hand Crew where he now supports others in training them to achieve their dreams of professional fire fighting.