Fire Chief
Phoenix Fire Department
Glendale, Arizona, United States
Fire Chief Mike Duran III, a native of Phoenix, joined the Phoenix Fire Department in 1994. Prior to his promotion to Fire Chief, he was assigned to Executive Staff where he served as the Assistant Chief over the Medical Support Services Division. This Division consists of the Medical Director, online Medical Control, EMT and Paramedic Continuing Education, accredited Paramedic training, Crisis Response, Community Integrated Health programs, Logistics and Resource Management, which include Supply, Fleet and Facilities.
Prior to becoming a command officer, Chief Duran spent the first 20 years of his career as a Firefighter, Engineer, and Captain. He has held certifications as a Paramedic and Hazardous Materials Technician.
In 2010, he was assigned to the Homeland Defense Bureau as one of the lead planners where he worked jointly with the members of the City of Phoenix Office of Emergency Management, Phoenix Police Department and Maricopa County Public Health. He was part of the Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) Program and a member of the All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). He oversaw the planning for large-scale citywide events, the fire staff assigned to the state’s Fusion Center and FEMA grants.
In 2016, he was reassigned to the Fire Facilities Management where he oversaw a $3.9 million-dollar budget and the Department's 78 facilities and fire stations. In March of 2018, he was promoted to Deputy Chief and was assigned to the Operations Division as Commander for the Central District downtown Phoenix area.
Mike is a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) AZ Task Force-1 and was deployed to Hurricane's Harvey and Irma in 2017 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 as a Plans Manager.
Mike is married to his wife Tina, and they have 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
ELEC-208: The Resilient Fire Chief
Thursday, August 17, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM