Cheryl Horvath

Women in Firefighting

Cheryl Horvath is fire chief of the Tubac Fire District in Arizona. She previously served as executive assistant fire chief with the Golder Ranch Fire District and as fire chief with the Mountain Vista Fire Department, both in Arizona. She is a past president of the International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services, and served on the International Association of Fire Chiefs' FRI program planning committee. She served as an instructor with the Illinois Fire Service Institute for 15 years. Horvath has a master’s degree in public administration from Anna Maria College and a bachelor's of science degree in program management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Connect with Horvath on LinkedIn.

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Is the fire service biased against diversity?
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Similarities between the business world and the fire service on diversity informs the depth of the issue
Fire chief's reaction: Bullying, culture and prevention
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Whether she was bullied or not, Nicole Mittendorff's suicide should make chiefs and officers take a hard look at their department's culture
Fire service has a leadership crisis
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The issues facing women in the fire service are telling of a systemic crisis of leadership
Same old story: The biggest issues facing women firefighters today
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The tales of two women highlight the challenges many women face pursuing their dream of being firefighters