Join host Billy D. Hayes as he welcomes veteran fire service notables including Fire Chief Rich Marinucci and Columbia Southern University’s Dr Scott Rounds in a discussion on how what we are looking for in a fire chief is changing as the fire service looks to face the new challenges in the 21st century.

Joining this distinguished group of fire service leaders is a surprise call  from Dr. Burton A. Clark , who has been in the fire service for 44 years-  he was a firefighter in Washington, DC; Prince Georges County, MD; Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, MD; and Operations Chief for DHS/FEMA.  He is a nationally certified Fire Officer Four, and a Chief Fire Officer Designee for nine years. Burt writes, lectures, and teaches fire service research, safety, and professional development worldwide

Billy D. Hayes is the host of “Stop, Drop, and Roll with the Punches” heard each month here on Fire Weekly Radio.

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Billy D. Hayes is Vice President of Marketing, Outreach and Admissions for Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, AL, where he also serves on the Fire & EMS Administration Advisory Councils and is a Faculty Instructor with the Alan Brunacini Fire-Rescue Leadership Institute. Previously he served as the Director of Community Affairs for the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department and as the Fire Chief for the City of Riverdale in Clayton County, Georgia where he served for eight years of his twenty-two year fire service career. In addition, he served as the State Educator for the Georgia Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner’s / State Fire Marshal’s Office and as a Firefighter/Paramedic and Assistant Fire Marshal for the City of Morrow Fire Department in Clayton County. He held certifications as a firefighter, paramedic, and instructor in various fields. In addition, he volunteers and serves as the Public Information Officer for Gulf Shores Fire Rescue (AL). He is a graduate of Georgia Military College and is pursuing additional degrees in Organizational Leadership from Columbia Southern University. He also is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program, Leadership Clayton, the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute, and has a Certificate in Local Government Management from the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute. He served as an adjunct instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy and is a current adjunct instructor with the Alabama Fire College and has participated in many course developments. Furthermore, he speaks across the nation and has had various articles published on fire service issues including his columns on www.FireRescue1.com, and hosts his Internet radio show Stop Drop and Roll With the Punches on www.fireweekly.com. He served as the National Advocate Manager of the Everyone Goes Home program through the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. He is a Past-President of the Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Association, Past-Chairman of the Board for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, Past-President of the Georgia Public Safety Educators Association, past Coalition Leader for Clayton County SAFE KIDS, and past-Chair for the Leadership Clayton Board of Advisors. In addition, he holds membership in the International Association of Fire Chiefs where he is a member of the Life Safety Section, the Health, Safety, & Survival Section, and served on the Fire-Rescue International Program Planning Committee, and the NFPA’s Educator Network and Urban Fire Safety Task Force.