Chief Michael McLaughlin began his career in 1988, as a Reserve Firefighter with the Contra Costa County FPD. He served as a Firefighter/Paramedic with the South Lake County FPD, Firefighter/Paramedic through Assistant Chief with the Lawrence Livermore FD, and Division Chief and Fire Chief with the Merced FD. In 2014, Chief McLaughlin accepted the appointment […]
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Communications, FirstNet and AT&T Interoperable communications are an essential element of any emergency response activity; responders need to communicate with dispatch, members of their team, command or on-scene staff, and personnel from different disciplines, agencies, and jurisdictions. Jurisdictions generally make…
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Western Fire Chiefs Association Member’s Economic Update 2022 by Dr. Anirban Basu, Chief Economist for Sage Policy Group.
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Minimum Qualifications
The minimum qualifications for the position of Fire Chief are:
Bachelor’s degree in fire science or fire services administration, public administration, business administration or a combination of education, experience and technical training equal to a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
Ten years of experience in fire/emergency medical services work, three years of which must have been equivalent to a Battalion Chief or higher
Completion of National Fire Academy courses or a combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions described in the Fire Chief job description
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Assistant Fire Chief Stanley C. Torres has served as the Training Chief for the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron, Andersen Fire & Emergency Services at Andersen Guam since January of 2010. Chief Torres is currently the President of the newly formed Western Pacific Islands Association of Fire Chiefs. Assistant Chief Torres entered the United States Air
Mark Correira is a board member for Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA). The WFCA is a registered non-profit and a division of the IAFC.
Jeremy Craft has been in the fire service for the past twenty-eight years. Jeremy began his career as a volunteer for the local ski patrol in Montana. After high school, he moved to Utah to pursue a career as a paramedic. It was as a part-time employee at South Davis Fire District that he received
Rich Harvey started his fire service career with the United States Forest Service, working his way through college as a seasonal firefighter on the Plumas National Forest. After graduating from Humboldt State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1987, Rich joined the Nevada Division of Forestry, promoting through the ranks including assignments as
Chief Josh Waldo currently serves as the Fire Chief in Bozeman, Montana, a position he has held since 2015. Chief Waldo began his career in Tennessee where he served as the Deputy Fire Chief of the Oak Ridge Fire Department and the Fire Chief of the Marlow Fire Department. Chief Waldo is a graduate of
Deputy Chief Charlie Butterfield started his firefighting career with the City of Sun Valley Fire Department in 1996. After completing paramedic school, he was hired as a Firefighter/Paramedic by Wood River Fire and Rescue and rose through the ranks to the position of Lieutenant/Paramedic in 2006. In 2013, Charlie was appointed as the Assistant Fire
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