Deputy Chief / Captain (retired)
Bernalillo County Fire Dept. / Santa Fe County Fire Dept.
Tijeras, New Mexico
Mike retired from the fire service, for the second time, in 2020. Prior to that time I served as a Captain with the Santa Fe County Fire Department in north central New Mexico. The department covers more than 1800 square miles utilizing a professional paid staff of 100 and a dedicated volunteer staff totaling more than 275 community members. Prior to coming out of retirement and joining the Santa Fe County Fire Department, Mike held the position of Deputy Chief of the Bernalillo County Fire Department (NM) where he served for more than 20 years prior to retiring in 2007. Throughout his career Mike has taken on leadership roles both in the departments he served and the IAFC. Mike Joined the IAFC in 2002 and has served in the following leadership positions: NM State Vice President for the Southwestern Division of the IAFC from 2007 to 2008, Chair of the IAFC Company Officer Task Force from 2010 to 2011, Chair of the IAFC Company Officer Leadership Committee from 2012 to 2015, and Chair of the IAFC Company Officers Section from 2015 to 2020, IAFC Company Officers Section Board Member at Large, 2020 - present. He currently is a contract instructor for the IAFC Volunteer Workforce Solutions group and the "Building a Collaborative Team" course. In addition to those roles Mike was one of the authors of the VCOS Silver Ribbon Report “Guidelines and Best Practices for a Successful Youth Fire Service Program” and served as the lane leader for the VCOS VISION project Reputation Management section. He is a frequent presenter at Fire Rescue International and other Fire Service conferences. He is the past NM Director for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network and currently serves as the NM State Ambassador for the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). Mike also served as a Reserve Police Officer for the Albuquerque Police Department for 20 years, 10 of which as a Squad Leader.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM