Develop, administer and manage multi-faceted municipal fire department currently employing 160 full-time personnel and serving one of state's rapidly growing, most populous counties. Establish missin and long-range goals, plan objectives and policies, organize human and material resources, direct subordinate chief officers, staff personnel and division managers, and manage $10M annual budget.

• Managed department's transition from volunteer fire department to current status as one of state's 10 largest fire departments.
• Designed and implemented an integrated, state-of-the-art management system with structured and well-defined policies, procedures and processes for recruit selection, performance appraisal, promotion, discipline and more.
• Established system of standard operating procedures that directs and controls all facets of department's emergency operations; one of first in state to successfully implement nationally recognized Incident Command System.
• Designed and implemented Career Development Plan, which provides employees with opportunity to attain career-advancement skills.
• Established one of state's first mandatory physical fitness programs, which has decreased frequency of work-related injuries and increased employees stamina in hostile environments.

Chair subcommittee charged with designing and implementing a task force to respond to emergency incidents involving hazardous materials.

• Coordinate and secure commitment from fire, law enforcement, EMS and other public and private sector agencies in three-county area.
• Introduced local ordinances and state legislation regarding emergency plans.