Fire Chief
Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Arizona, United States
Fire Chief Scott Freitag has served in emergency services since 1993, and currently holds the position of Fire Chief for the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority. He started his career with an ambulance service in St. Louis, MO prior to working with the City of St. Charles Fire Department. He spent ten years with St. Charles before accepting the position of Assistant Chief of Operations for the Cottleville Fire Protection District in St. Charles County, MO. In 2013, he accepted the position of Fire Chief for the Chino Valley Fire District and assumed the role of Fire Chief for the Central Yavapai Fire District under a Joint Management Agreement in July 2014. Chief Freitag and his team led the two agencies in creating the first Fire Authority in the State of Arizona. He has earned an associate degree in Fire Science, an undergraduate degree in Mass Communications, and a Master of Business Administration. In 2012, Chief Freitag earned his Executive Fire Officer Certification (EFO) as well as his Certified Fire Officer (CFO) designation. He completed the Certified Public Manager (CPM) certification through Arizona State University in May of 2020, and the Executive Leaders Program (ELP) through the Naval Post Graduate School in 2021.
Chief Freitag is a former adjunct professor with Lindenwood University where he helped establish their Emergency Services Management undergraduate program and led the management and leadership curriculum. He is also a former affiliate faculty member with Northern Arizona University, where he taught both Crew Resource Management and Ethics. He is the Immediate Past President for the Arizona Fire Chief’s Association, the current facilitator for the Arizona Fire Service Institute (AFSI) and is the current State of Arizona Representative to the Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA). In addition, he serves as the Career Section Representative for the Arizona Fire District’s Association, he’s a member of the Program Planning Committee for Fire Rescue International and is a current board member for the Coyote Crisis Collaborative. In addition to his duties as a Fire Chief, Chief Freitag speaks at a variety of conferences across the country on topics related to leadership, change, communication, and planning.
CHIEF-101: Social Media is the New Town Hall
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
ELEC-208: The Resilient Fire Chief
Thursday, August 17, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM