Matthew Fuentes is a captain with the Houston Fire Department, the assistant chief of training for the Friendswood, TX, Volunteer Fire Department and serves as an adjunct instructor at the College of the Mainland.. He was formerly a battalion chief with Harris County ESD 12. Fuentes has certifications as an Advanced Structural Firefighter, Fire Instructor- III, Fire Officer IV, ISO, Driver/ Operator Pumper and Aerial, Fire Investigator, and Fire and Life Safety Educator.