Fire Chief
Burlington Fire Department
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Karen Roche is the Fire Chief for the City of Burlington Fire Department. With over 33 years of experience in the emergency services, Chief Roche has served in a variety of progressive ranks in two very distinct fire and emergency services (Burlington Fire and Hamilton Fire). This has afforded Karen a thorough understanding of the challenges of managing modern fire services during times of economic, demographic and community risk-based issues, including her role in the Emergency Control Group (ECG) during the COVID-19 pandemic as the alternate Community Emergency Management Coordinator. Chief Roche has found success as a fire service leader by demonstrating skills and experiences in Disaster Response and Recovery, Fire Management, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Response, and Intensive Care Nursing. This broad and unique background has afforded Chief Roche the ability to be successful in managing a wide range of complex challenges in uncertain environments.
Friday, August 18, 2023
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM