Jeff Johnson

Chief Jeff Johnson has an extensive public safety background, with broad experience at the local, national, and international levels. Chief Johnson rose through the ranks to become the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Fire Chief for 15 years, retiring in 2010 after a 32-year career.

Chief Johnson has authored two books, “Making the Pieces Fit” – a book on mergers, consolidations, and Recruiting—and “Training and Maintaining Volunteer Firefighters,” both published by Jones and Bartlett.

Chief Johnson served as the Vice Chairman of FirstNet, which deployed the world’s first nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety and national security users. Chief Johnson has served as President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), President of the Western and Oregon Chiefs, and Executive Director of the Western Fire Chiefs Association, which serves fire chiefs in the 11 western states from Guam/Saipan to Utah.

Chief Johnson also has an extensive private sector background as an advisor or board member to numerous technology companies. Chief Johnson is also the principal at Sisters Meat and Smokehouse, which launched in August 2016. Chief Johnson is a graduate of Concordia University and the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program.