APRIL 14th - Brian Tobin,
Fire Chief Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical
Chief
Tobin was an original member of the Phoenix Fire Department's Cadet
Program when he was 15 years old. During that experience he started his
leadership quest by working himself up through the ranks and being
assigned as the Chief of the program.
In 1983 he was hired as a Phoenix Firefighter
By 1986 he had become a Master Trainer in the International Association of Fire Fighters
1997-2000 The Chief serve on the Phoenix Community Development Block Grant Committee
Members of the Phoenix Fire Department have elected him five times to represent them on the City of Phoenix Fire Pension Board.
He
sat on Governor Napolitano's Central Regional Advisory Committee,
recommending homeland defense programs to the State Homeland Security
Director, and was the Chairmen of the 2005 AZDept HealthServices
Director Susan Gerard search committee for Governor Napolitano.
2007-
Governor Napolitano appointed him to the Public Safety Personnel
Retirement System Board of Trustees. He was also re-appointed by both
Governor Brewer and Governor Ducey .
1994 - He was promoted to Phoenix Fire Captain
1995 - He completed his Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree from Phoenix College
2001 he completed his Bachelors degree at the National Labor College in graduating Summa Cum Laude.
In the winter of 2002, Brian was invited to attend the Harvard University Trade Union Program in Cambridge Massachusetts.
June
2004 He completed his Masters Degree in Legal and Ethical Studies at
the University of Baltimore Program on campus at the George Meany Center
in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Chief Tobin has completed the
Institute for Public Executives, the Certified Public Manger Program and
the Management and Leadership Institute at the ASU College of Public
Programs.
2004 Chief Tobin was promoted to Battalion Chief
2007 Deputy Chief
2018 Assistant Chief
June
2019, after 36 years of distinguished service with the Phoenix Fire
Department, Brian Tobin retired as the Assistant Chief of Operations and
received the “Lifetime Achievement Award”
In February 2020 Brian was appointed as the Fire Chief of the Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical Department
