J. Robert “Rob” Brown, Jr. Assistant Executive Director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs

Just prior to rejoining the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Rob Brown served for two years as the Chief Regional Coordinator for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, overseeing emergency management and homeland security in Northern Virginia and the National Capital Region (Washington, DC) for the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Brown served as Fire Chief of the Fresno City Fire Department, where he managed a $60 million budget, leading 360 personnel serving over 550,000 people over 325 square miles from 24 fire/rescue stations, in the City of Fresno, CA, California’s 5th largest city; the Fig Garden Fire District; the North Central Fire District; the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport; and contracted areas in the Fresno County Fire District (Cal-Fire).