Assistant Fire Chief Steven Beer has earned Executive Fire Officer status after completing a four year program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The EFO program requires each student to attend four on-campus classes which are each two weeks in length. After each on-campus class, students must successfully complete an applied research paper within the following six months focusing on a problem area within his/her department. “I am extremely proud of Assistant Chief Beer’s accomplishment” said, Fire Chief Peter O’Leary. “ I know how hard Steve worked to achieve this goal and I am confident the he and the City will benefit from the knowledge he’s gained for many years to come.” The National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program is a federally funded program which brings together fire service leaders from all over the world. Areas of instruction include: Executive Development, Community Risk Reduction, Executive Fireground Operations & Tactics, and Executive Leadership.
