Fire Chief
Tucson Fire Department
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Chuck Ryan is currently serving as the Fire Chief of the Tucson Fire Department in Tucson, Arizona. He was appointed as Tucson's Fire Chief on September 30, 2019. Chuck had previously served for more than 25 years with the Fairfax County, Virginia Fire & Rescue Department, retiring as an Assistant Chief to accept his role in Tucson. During his tenure in Fairfax County, Chief Ryan served for several years as the Deputy Chief of the Special Operations Division, overseeing the department's activities and responses in the areas of hazardous materials, technical rescue, swift water rescue, urban search and rescue (USAR), and K9 teams. He also was an active member of Virginia Task Force 1/USA-1, serving as a Task Force Leader and Plans Manager.
Chief Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) from Siena College and a Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer (EFO) program (2015) and the Naval Postgraduate School Center from Homeland Defense and Security's Executive Leaders Program (2017). He is also credentialed as a Chief Fire Officer (CFO) through the Commission for Public Safety Excellence having been originally designated in 2019 and successfully re-designated in 2022. He is an active member of the IAFC (serving on the Constitution, Bylaws & Resolutions Committee), the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, the Western Fire Chiefs Association, the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association, and the Institution of Fire Engineers.
CHIEF-105: Incident Command Considerations for Special Operations Events
Friday, August 18, 2023
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM