DCFD FIRE CHIEF

Fire Chief Dennis Rubin

On March 7, 2007 Mayor  Adrian Fenty named Dennis Rubin as the new Fire chief for the District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department.

Rubin replaced acting Fire Brian Lee who took over when Fire Chief Adrian H. Thompson retired after over 30 years of service with DCFD.

Rubin started his career as a firefighter with DCFD, he was appointed to Engine 10 in northeast DC

He has been a line firefighter, company grade officer and command level officer in the Washington, DC, Fairfax, Virginia, Mesa, Arizona, Dothan, Alabama, and Norfolk, Virginia fire departments. In 1994, he served as the President of the State Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia.

Rubin was the host Fire Chief for the 1999 Southeastern Fire Chiefs Association conference in Dothan. He serves on several committees with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, including a two-year term as the Health and Safety Committee Chair. Chief Rubin was also the host Fire Chief for the Wingspread IV conference held in Dothan, Alabama in 1996.

Chief Rubin's educational accomplishments include an Associate in Applied Science degree in Fire Science from the Northern Virginia Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Administration from the University of Maryland.

Rubin is currently enrolled in the Oklahoma State University Graduate School, Fire and Emergency Management Administration program. He is a 1993 graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. Rubin is a National Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) and has the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) presented by the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

Mr. Rubin's teaching credentials are significant. They include a field instructorship with the University of Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute and Associate Instructorships with the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, and Rio Salado Community College in Mesa, Arizona.

Rubin has been an adjunct faculty member of the National Fire Academy since 1983. At the National Fire Academy he instructed, as well as developed, many courses. He lectures at the local, state, national and international levels and is a sought-after speaker.

As an author, Chief Rubin has written over 130 technical articles that have been published in national fire-rescue journals.

These magazine articles relate to fire department operations, administration, training, and safety. Chief Rubin is a long-standing contributing editor on the staff of FIREHOUSE Magazine. Chief Rubin has completed his first full-length book entitled Rubes Rules for Survival that is available through PennWell Publishing.