Dean "Crash" Christopherson

Nickname
 Significant other
 Child(ren)
 Team Affiliation(s)
 Core group of friends
Roman "Chief" Proudfit & Sophie Carson
Sawyer "Squirrel" & Blythe McClay (child Harper)
John "Driftwood" Trettle & Quinn Dixon
Hudson "Taco" Vines & Koren Garner
 Other friends
Cruz Livingston & Mickie Kaiser
Quint Axton & Corrie Madison
Wes King & Laine Parker
Boone Hatcher & Hayden Yates
Conor & Erin Paxton (child Lily)
TJ "Rock" & Milena Rockwell (children JT and Steven)
 Other family
 Career

## Biography

### Early Life

When Crash was a senior in high school, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. After witnessing the firefighters helping his sister, Laura, after she fainted at dinner one night, he realized that he wanted to become a firefighter.

Crash played basketball in college.

### Career

According to Crash, he became a firefighter because:

> It's about taking control of the situation. That could be a sick person, a structure or grass fire, or extracting someone from their wrecked car. It's an adrenaline rush that can't be replicated any other way. I'm not saying I don't like throwing water on an out-of-control fire ... but for me, it's more than that. It's the camaraderie with my friends. It's knowing that when push comes to shove, I won't feel helpless ever again like I did when I was seventeen and had no idea how to help my sister.
>
>

At the beginning of *Shelter for Adeline*, Crash has "been a firefighter for around twelve years, and a paramedic for about six of those."

### *Shelter for Adeline* (2017)

At age 32, Crash is working at Station 7 as a firefighter and paramedic. One day Crash is having lunch with his friend Hayden when someone across the restaurant loudly leaves the woman Crash has been surreptitiously checking out. Crash immediately goes to the woman left at the table and offers to help. She introduces herself as Adeline, and informs him that she is about to have an epileptic seizure, and asks for his help. Crash takes Adeline across the street to Station 7, where he monitors her seizure. As she's recovering, Crash asks her if she'd like to go back to the restaurant they left and have lunch with him. Adeline agrees.

## Characteristics

* Crash is a romantic, particularly after watching the loving relationship his parents have.

## Physical Description

* 6'0"
* Is tan
* Has a five o'clock shadow
* Is good looking ("*really* good looking"); he reminds Adeline of a more attractive Chris Hemsworth
* Has "dark brown hair in a short cut. It kinda stuck up on the top of his head, but in a natural way, not one that took a ton of hair goop to achieve"
* Is muscular ("but not overly so")
* Has a strong jawline
* Has deep brown eyes

## Relationships

### Romantic

* Adeline Reynolds Christopherson
	+ Coco (Adeline's service dog)

### Station 7

* Sledge & Beth
* Chief & Sophie
* Squirrel & Blythe
* Driftwood & Quinn
* Taco & Koren
* Moose & Penelope

### Other Friends

* Dax & Mackenzie
* Cruz & Mickie
* Quint & Corrie
* Wes & Laine
* Boone & Hayden
* Conor & Erin
* TJ & Milena
* Calder & Hope

### Family

* Crash's parents - "still alive, healthy, and madly in love"
* Laura (Crash's sister)
	+ Laura is five years younger than Dean.
	+ Laura was born with Down syndrome. At age 12, she fainted due to a cardiac defect. This event led Crash to becoming a firefighter.
	+ Laura has a cheerful personality.
	+ Laura lives in a group home in Arizona.
* In-laws:
	+ Adeline's parents
	+ Alicia (Adeline's younger sister) and her husband, Matt

## Appearance(s)

* *Justice for Mackenzie* (2015) - mentioned
* *Justice for Mickie* (2015)
* *Protecting the Future* (2016) - mentioned
* *Justice for Corrie* (2016)
* *Justice for Laine* (2016) - mentioned
* *Shelter for Elizabeth* (2016)
* *Justice for Boone* (2016)
* *Shelter for Adeline* (2017) - main character
* *Rescuing Kassie* (2017)
* *Shelter for Sophie* (2017)
* *Justice for Milena* (2018)
* *Shelter for Blythe* (2018)
* *Justice for Hope* (2018)
* *Shelter for Quinn* (2019)
* *Shelter for Koren* (2019)
* *Shelter for Penelope* (2019)

1. ↑ *Justice for Mackenzie* (2015), chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Shelter for Adeline* (2017), chapter 2