Fire Chief, Tucson, AZ (retired). Cyclist, hockey fanatic, big dog guy, iFitter, SKOL! Always ISO a laugh & good craft beer. All posts personal & positive!
Honored to be at @THEMETROCHIEFS conference along with fellow Metro Fire Chiefs colleagues from AZ. My good friend & colleague Brian Fennessy, Fire Chief, US Wildland Fire Service, is providing an update on the (finally) unified federal wildfire response agency! (1/2)
Proud to also make sure that Tucson’s voice is being heard at the most influential and informative fire service leadership conference. As goes the Metro, so goes the fire service! #metroglobal (2/2)
Wrapping up a whirlwind few days in Washington DC with my colleagues on the exec board of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association meeting with Senators & Representatives & their staffers to advocate for favorable legislation for the fire service in our major cities & counties.
Protect Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and afford the equivalent of copyright protection to codes and standards, reauthorize FirstNet for another 10 years, and much more.….
I back the blue! Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. I proudly support the brave, diligent, & committed men & women who uphold and enforce our laws, keep law-abiding citizens, residents, and visitors safe, and who stand in harm's way to protect our communities.
🇺🇸!! Global force projection to bring indicted criminals to justice for crimes against Americans and American corporations is a message to the world. The pearl-clutching will surely follow but the message is a clear one. 1️⃣
2 great days at the Scottsdale FD training center w/ the 2025 cohort of @azfirechiefs Chief Executive Officer Program (CEOP) Delivered presentations: “Leading Through Loss” (experience with events in Fairfax Co. VA) & “Firefighters Under Fire” from TFD’s 2021 active shooter event
Fellow @THEMETROCHIEFS colleague Mary Cameli, Mesa FD Fire Chief, addressing the crowd at the Fiesta De Los Bomberos annual dinner. One of the nation’s finest fire chiefs!!