Brian Watson serves as the senior training officer for the Shreveport (Louisiana) Fire Department, where he focuses on training routines, education, and recruitment and retention of fire and EMS workers. He is also the human resource provider of recruitment efforts and facilitates the hiring process. Watson has a bachelor’s degree in fire and emergency management from Purdue University and is currently finishing his master’s degree in Management and Leadership – Organizational Design and Development, with more education to follow through at the National Fire Academy EFO program.