The City is proud to announce that Fire Chief Ryan O’Hearn graduated from the National Fire Academy’s (NFA) Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program. This rigorous two-year program is designed to provide fire service leaders with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage their departments and ensure the safety of their communities.
“Chief O’Hearn’s graduation from the EFO program is a testament to his dedication to fire service leadership,” said Mayor Blad. “I am confident that Chief O’Hearn will leverage the knowledge and skills gained from this program to continue leading the Pocatello Fire Department to even greater heights.”
The EFO program covers a wide range of topics, including:
• Executive development-developing effective management and leadership skills
• Executive analysis of community risk reduction
• Executive analysis of fire service operations in emergency management
• Executive leadership
• The course culminated with a capstone research paper (students chose a contemporary issue in the fire service and had to write an extensive research paper on the topic)
“The Executive Fire Officer program was an incredible opportunity to work with fire service professionals from agencies across the nation. Through this program, I have developed leadership tools to better serve our organization and community,” said Chief O’Hearn.