Cheryl Horvath

Profile Information:

Lives in:: Marana, Arizona
Department:: Northwest Fire Rescue District
Title/rank:: Division Chief
Years of public service:: 16
Agency structure:: Paid fire department
Top issues in your department:: Tax initiatives on the November ballot that may cause more budget constraints.
Designing a new training facility.
Shift battalion chief re-assignment to place more BC's in administrative assignments.
Professional Qualifications:: Division Chief of Training for Northwest Fire Rescue District
Fire Officer I & II
President of the International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services
Field staff instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute
Topics you provide training for:: First-in company officer training, strategy & tactics on the fireground
Areas of expertise:: Recruitment & retention of women in the fire service
Bio:: 14 years service with Urbana Fire Rescue Department in Urbana, Illinois, as a firefighter and company officer.
2 years service with Northwest Fire Rescue District in Tucson, Arizona, as shift battalion chief and currently Division Chief in Training.
14 years as a field staff instructor for the Illinois FIre Service Institute
Three year board trustee for I-Women (formerly Women in the Fire Servie)
Web site:: http://www.i-women.org