
Chief Whitney is also a member of Southern Nevada FEMA Urban Search and Rescue. Outside of his duties associated with each rank held, Chief Whitney has dedicated much of his time to giving back to the community and the fire department. He was a fire academy instructor (1996). He was a founding member of the CCFD Honor Guard and Honor Guard Commander from 1996-2003. Chief Whitney also was the president of the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation 2009 – 2016, which is a nonprofit organization that coordinates volunteers from all the valley fire departments every year for a toy drive that distributes gifts to thousands of disadvantaged kids through local charities and government organizations.
Through the Burn Survivor Initiative, the FFSNBF also sends kids and teens that are burn survivors from the Las Vegas Valley to seasonal burn camps, receive counseling and attend school reintegration programs.