Timothy Rodriguez Jr. began his career with CAL FIRE in 2000 after attending Mt. San Jacinto College. Tim’s true passion was aviation, spending much of his career on Helitack at the CAL FIRE Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base. He was a Military Helicopter Manager (MHEM), an Air Rescue Cadre Member, and was passionate about training fellow employees. Tim was an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking and snowboarding, especially with his wife Dorothy, with whom he shared three children.