About The Owners

Part owner, and Operations Manager, Greg Haas is the backbone of Twisted Tree. With over 15 years experience as a professional AND volunteer firefighter, Greg has SEVERAL THOUSAND HOURS of time on active Wildfires ranging from Alaska to California. He has done fire roles as crew and engine member, engine boss, professional Faller, Fireline EMT, Incident Medical Specialist, Medical Unit Leader, and more. He is also a senior firefighter for a volunteer department, and experienced in Structural Fires and structure assessment.

His experience and background have led to Greg spending the last few years working on a Type 2 Incident Management Team, giving him well rounded experience and exposure to the management side of fire. He is highly sought after on the fireline, and continues to fight Wildfires all over the nation every year.

Greg is a second generation Wildlands Firefighter, and grew up with a mom on dedicated fire crews and a dad who was one of the most experienced fireline fallers in Montana. Greg’s extensive background includes mechanical and helicopter logging, low impact fuels reduction, hazard tree removal, road safety projects, controlled burns, general fuels reduction, firewise landscape design and install, hidden fire suppression systems.. the list goes on!

When it comes to Wildfires , fuels reduction, and Fire safety, experience is important!

Twisted Tree brings the background you need!

Matt Haas is co-owner of Twisted Tree with his brother Greg.  Matt grew up in a forestry and fire oriented family but took a different course as a professional mining engineer.  Matt has worked over 20-years in large-scale gold mining operations across the globe.  He started his career in Nevada and has spent most of the last 15-years working overseas in Ghana, Argentina, and Saudi Arabia.  Matt specializes in business and strategic planning, and has been heavily involved leading large scale expansion projects of $50-800 Million in capex.   

Matt is currently finishing the last couple years of overseas work and will return to take a full-time role in Twisted Tree soon.