Assistant Chief Chris Lombard has been active in the fire service for more than 30 years. He has responded to multiple significant incidents, including New York City on 9/11, major landslides and hurricanes throughout the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific - all in support of incident communications and information management.

Nationally, he is chair of the US Department of Commerce’s FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC); vice chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s public safety advisory group, SAFECOM; chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Communications Committee; and serves on the National Fire Protection Association 1225 committee.

He has helped with development of multiple national documents, including the U.S. National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP), the IAFF/IAFC/FEMA Communications Best Practices guide and the evaluation of statewide communications interoperability plans (SCIPs).

Chief Lombard has a B.S. in Geography from Oregon State University and has lectured and taught Emergency Response classes at Dartmouth College and at Texas A&M University. He has testified before Congress on national, first responder and communications-related needs/issues.