Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

Chief’s Forum

Chief Marc S. Bashoor is a member of the FireRescue1 Editorial Advisory Board, serving as a senior advisor. With 40 years in emergency services, Chief Bashoor previously served as public safety director in Highlands County, Florida; as chief of the Prince George’s County (Maryland) Fire/EMS Department; and as emergency manager in Mineral County, West Virginia. Bashoor assisted the NFPA with fire service missions in Brazil and China, and has presented at many industry conferences and trade shows. Bashoor has contributed to several industry publications. He is a National Pro-board certified Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor III and Fire Instructor. Connect with Chief Bashoor on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. Do you have a leadership tip or incident you’d like to discuss? Send the chief an email.

LATEST ARTICLES

National First Responders Day

Seize the opportunity to share fire department successes

We may be humble public servants, but that doesn’t mean we can’t spotlight our impact, particularly when the public is paying attention

October 20, 2026 03:21 PM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

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Why ‘off duty’ doesn’t necessarily protect a chief’s politics

Once you accept a position of authority, expectations of privacy and forgiveness shrink, and public trust must come before political expression

October 19, 2026 01:16 PM

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Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)

Congressional turnover raises the stakes for fire service advocacy

As lawmakers leave Capitol Hill, fire departments must educate incoming members about grants, FirstNet and other federal priorities

October 19, 2026 12:54 PM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

Community Risk Reduction

Debunking fire sprinkler myths helps spotlight the power of this protection

The fire service must walk the walk in our support of residential sprinklers

October 06, 2026 03:08 PM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

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Fire Department Management

When EMS demand reshapes fire department deployment

Grapevine’s decision to replace an engine with a two-firefighter squad raises difficult questions about how departments define their mission

September 22, 2026 03:07 PM

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Education & Training

Inside the Wilmington FD’s response to a line-of-duty tragedy

Ten years after the Lakeview Road fire, staffing, command, accountability and training changes show how problems identified became lessons learned

September 21, 2026 04:03 PM

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Apparatus Crash

Apparatus crashes: Don’t let the intersections control you

The best tool we have available to reduce these wrecks is us

June 25, 2026 10:55 AM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

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Mutual and Automatic Aid

‘Who Likes Who’ mutual aid: We must stop this pervasive problem

Recent incidents highlight issues of favoritism and territorialism clouding decisions around mutual-aid response

May 13, 2026 12:52 PM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

Car Accident

Communications and Interoperability

When firefighters are pulled into law enforcement activity

Firefighters are being called to support police operations in new ways — blurring roles and testing the limits of training, policy and public trust

April 15, 2026 09:38 AM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV

Safety

AARs, SIT reports and the leadership test that follows

The hardest part of any major incident review is being candid about failures and disciplined enough to make changes that stick

April 13, 2026 10:22 AM

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Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, FOIV