Deputy Fire Chief
Carson City Fire Department
Carson City, Nevada, United States
Aaron Lowe is the Deputy Fire Chief for Carson City, Nevada. Chief Lowe has been a dedicated Fire Service Leader with both Fire Chief and Incident Command Qualifications with previous roles as Division Chief, Deputy Chief, interim Fire Chief and Fire Chief of Aptos/La Selva. Chief Lowe's portfolios oversaw Operations, Administrative Support Services, Community Risk Reduction, Training, EMS. In addition, he was liaison to the Federal Aviation Administration –Airport Index A.
Serving as a Chief Officer in both district and city government organizations, Chief Lowe identified and improved organizational service delivery models to improve and enhance workflow management both internally and externally. He was tasked with the creative development of Community Risk Reduction programs utilizing data analytics to focus on reducing community risks through engineering, education and enforcement programs. Chief Lowe has served with the USFS Incident Management Teams for 19 years in a variety of roles including a Logistics Section Chief, Safety Officer and Strike Team/Task Force Leader.
Chief Lowe is a current member of the IAFC/WUI Policy Committee and NWCG Incident and Positions Standards Committee. He also served on the California Incident Command Certification PACE V Committee for 8 years and has also served on a Type 3 Incident Management Team in the Paradise Emergency Operations Center during the Camp Fire and assisted with the Emergency Operations Coordination Center during the Oroville Spillway Incident in 2017. With a Bachelor of Fire Science-Public Fire Protection Management and Administration from the University of Maryland University College, Chief Lowe successfully applies his education to making Carson City Fire Rescue a highly effective organization, while providing service excellence to the community.
Friday, August 18, 2023
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM