Steve Wolf
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wolf.steve@gmail.com |
(512) 653-9653
(512) 653-9653
Key Traits
Passion for the pursuit of unique & impossible challenges. Project Leadership, Expert Witness, Engineering, Marketing, PR, Sales, Public Speaking, Teaching, TV & Film Production, Photography, Writing, Simplifying.
Founder, Wildfire Suppression Innovation
Design, engineer and build the world's most powerful wildfire suppression equipment, using ground based jet engines to deliver fire suppression chemicals to areas inaccessible to fire trucks and airplanes. Patent pending technology. Author of 11 patents.
Wildfire Labs, 501(c)3
Executive Director
Lead investigations in wildfire research, including causation, mitigation, resilience planning, risk reduction, suppression hardware, software, and chemistries, community and building codes, utilities infrastructure.
1992–Current
President & CEO
Created, developed and presented the #1 STEM keynote presentation for science festivals, presenting to over 2 million people at events including the World Science Festival, the U.S. Science & Engineering Festival, the Serbian, Greek, UAE and Qatar Science Festivals. Reveal the science behind stunts and effects. Two time Time Warner Cable "Science Presenter of the Year." Recipient of Casio's "Most Influential Science Teacher in America" award.
Stunt Ranch 2005–Current
President & CEO
Created the leading destination for corporate team building outings of under 500 people. Doubled sales every year. Recruited and trained a high performing sales, marketing and service delivery teams. Landed amazing publicity, with news coverage on every network, segments with Mike Rowe, Larry the Cable Guy and numerous shows on Discovery, History, A&E and Bravo.
TV Shows Hosted
"Houdini's Last Secrets"
Discovery Science
"Ancient Impossible"
History Channel
"Presidential Beast"
Discovery Channel
"Curiosity: Hindenburg"
Discovery Channel
"Larry the Cable Guy"
History Channel
"Shipping Wars"
A&E Network
Certifications, Training & Skills
Certifications & Training
- Rigging risk analysis and mitigation
- HazMat handling and emergency response
- Search and Rescue
- Aerial rope and rigging rescue methods
- Heavy equipment operator, including backhoe, forklift, scissor lift and condor
- Swiftwater Rescue
- Scuba Rescue
Expertise & Skills
Advanced training in the use of high and low explosives, blasting agents, pyrotechnics, open flame, close proximity pyro, fire stunts, scuba, rigging, climbing & rappelling, vehicle extrication, precision driving, fabrication, electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, sensors, and welding. Fluent French.
Advanced firearms instructor training including range development. Martial arts including Judo, Tae Kwon Do. Advanced training in TFT (Special Forces hand-to-hand combat training).
FEMA Training Certifications
- Incident Command Systems
- Incident Command & Response
- Incident Management
- National Emergency Response
- Active Shooter Response
- Public Information Officer for Disasters
- Social Media for Emergency Management
- The Role of Volunteer Agencies in Emergency Management
- FEMA Safety Orientation
- Disaster management command structure
- Leadership and Influence
- Effective Communication
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- HazMat Handling and Emergency Response
- Emergency Planning
- Wildfire Mitigation
- Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce
Firearms Safety - Theatrical use of Firearms - Firearms Curriculum & Instruction - Self Defense - Firearms Safety Media Expert
30 years experience in firearms instruction, curriculum development and safety expertise. I have extensive experience in the design, engineering, construction, operation and safety procedures related to firearms use and instruction across a wide variety of environments, from movie sets to Navy Seals operations.
Founder
- Rangemaster, the most prolific indoor pistol training range in the U.S.
- Tactical Choices, firearms instruction school
- Stunt Ranch & Hill 13 Paintball
- Wolf Stuntworks
Additional Background
- Designer and builder of pistol ranges and paintball parks
- Former Shelby County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Unit
- Subject of dozens of articles and TV segments on personal defense and firearms training
Training & Certifications, Licenses & Credentials
- NRA Range Development School
- NRA Firearms Instructor Development School
- State Certified Handgun Instructor
- SWAT Firearms Instructor
- Youth Firearms Safety Training Instructor, NRA
- Refuse To Be A Victim Instructor, NRA
- Anti-Crime Driver Training Instructor
- Navy Special Warfare Department Contractor
- Secret Service Contractor
- Single Action Pistol Training & Instructor
- Advanced Tactical Pistol Training
- Explosives Entry Techniques
- Explosives Instructor, Special FX International
- FEMA Active Shooter Response
STEVE WOLF'S OFFICIAL
BALDWIN REPORT
Bit.ly/TheBaldwinReport
BALDWIN REPORT
Bit.ly/TheBaldwinReport
- Host of nationally syndicated radio show, "Crime Talk"
- IDPA Custom Defensive Pistol Division Ranked Shooter
- Certified Expert Witness on firearms use
- EMT, First Aid & CPR Instructor
- Licensed Private Investigator
- Licensed Explosive Manufacturer
- Licensed Pyrotechnician
- Civilian bomb response course developer & instructor
- Class 33 BATFE Explosive Manufacturer's License
- Former BATFE Class 1 FFL holder
- Special Effects Operator License
Fire Suppression Engineering & Marine Safety
Fire Suppression Engineering
Highly accomplished engineer and fire suppression specialist with over 30 years of experience in the design, testing, and implementation of complex fire and safety systems. Expert in forensic re-enactment and technical investigation for high-stakes litigation involving death and serious injury. Proven track record in engineering wildfire suppression equipment and specialized fire-effect safety for major film productions and industrial applications.
- Fire Suppression Engineering: Design of foam systems and advanced firefighting apparatus.
- Marine Safety & Scuba: Certified Scuba Instructor, coordinator for marine safety for major productions.
- Forensic Investigation: Expert testimony in dozens of cases involving mechanical failure, fire, and safety protocol breaches.
- Regulatory Compliance: Deep understanding of OSHA & FEMA Incident Command Systems and safety standards (IATSE, SAG, NFPA).
- Provided engineering support for capping the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Marine Safety
- NAUI Certified Scuba Instructor
- Marine Safety Coordinator for major film productions
- Scuba Coordinator for America's Most Wanted, Rescue 911, Kings of Appletown
- Swiftwater Rescue certified
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill engineering support
- Tidal movement expert witness (State v. Terry Smith)
Movie & TV Credits
Patents Written
Abstracts of pending and issued patents,.
1. Hurricane
A jet engine-driven firefighting system adaptable to both mobile and fixed-position platforms. It utilizes high-velocity jet exhaust to atomize and project firefighting fluids over vast areas at speeds impossible for conventional hydraulic pumps, achieving immediate suppression by combining kinetic force to separate flame from fuel with rapid cooling from atomized retardant.
2. WolfPack
A highly efficient, backpack-mounted suppression unit powered by a micro-jet turbine or high-density electric drive. Designed for rapid attack on spot fires and perimeter control, it uses high-pressure atomization to convert liquid retardant into a fine mist, maximizing surface area for heat absorption and extinguishing significant fuel loads with minimal fluid.
3. Wildfire Command AI
U.S. Patent Application No. 18/630,213. A dynamic resource allocation and strategy engine that shifts command decisions from static planning to real-time adaptability. The system ingests live data streams to generate optimized suppression plans, predicting fire behavior and automatically suggesting efficient asset deployment to mitigate risk and maximize containment.
4. The CoreTechs Helmet
A fully integrated personal protection system designed to replace disjointed wildland firefighter gear. This single lightweight unit consolidates head protection, active noise-canceling hearing protection, heads-up display eye protection, HEPA-filtered respiration, communications, and biometric telemetry for real-time crew health and location data.
5. ThermaFlow-TankGuard
An integrated thermal management system designed to eliminate the freezing of water tanks in firefighting vehicles during extreme cold. It diverts hot engine coolant through a submerged heat exchanger within the tank, ensuring continuous operational readiness without idling high-pressure pumps or introducing corrosive anti-freeze.
6. PyroSphere Shelter
A multi-person, inflatable hotshot fire shelter protecting up to ten firefighters during burn-over/flashover events. Unlike standard single-person shelters, it provides a robust thermal barrier, breathable internal volume, integrated harnesses, and an external high-strength lift point for helicopter extraction of the entire crew.
7. BioSafe FireGuard
A proprietary, environmentally safe fire retardant formulation that is food-grade, non-toxic, and non-corrosive. Engineered for prophylactic defense, it dries into a rain-resistant coating applicable to homes, vegetation, and infrastructure days or weeks before a fire, creating durable firebreaks without environmental toxicity.
8. The Cyclone Express
A specialized adaptation of the Hurricane technology mounted on railcars, designed for linear infrastructure protection. This system allows high-speed, continuous application of long-term retardants along railroad rights-of-way, immunizing miles of track against friction-sparked fires and protecting adjacent lands from railroad-ignited wildfires.
9. Humidi-Fire
An ultrasonic suppression enhancement system that uses high-frequency mechanical vibrations to flash-convert water into a micro-fine mist. A Venturi interface couples this mist to a high-velocity airflow source, creating a dense fog wall with massive surface area capable of absorbing heat significantly faster, running for up to 6 hours on 100 gallons of water.
10. SkyPhoon
A combustion-powered, gimbal-vectored Unmanned Aerial System engineered for extreme thermal environments. The drone uses jet engine high-velocity exhaust to kinetically disrupt the fire triangle while passively atomizing firefighting agents via a Venturi interface. A regenerative thermal management system cools internal electronics, allowing reliable operation in temperatures exceeding 200°C.
11. The Sand Storm
A jet engine-driven firefighting system that scavenges onsite soil and drives it via high-velocity jet exhaust directly at advancing fires, smothering them with dirt and sand. This technology uniquely addresses, and vastly reduces, the need for water to be delivered to the fireground.