Ed Hadfield

Profile Information:

Lives in:

1001 Sixth Street, Coronado, CA. 92118

Department:

City of Coronado

Title/rank:

Fire Division Chief

Years of public service:

23

Agency structure:

Paid fire department

Professional Qualifications:

BS Degree, AS Degree, California Chief Offcer Certified

Topics you provide training for:

Fire Officer Development, Truck Company Operations, Fireground Operations, Firefighter Safety and Survival, Fire Behavior and Commanding the fireground incident.

Areas of expertise:

Fire Officer Development, Truck Company Operations, Fireground Operations, Firefighter Safety and Survival.

Bio:

Ed Hadfield, has over 20 years of fire service experience, rising through the ranks from Firefighter to Division Chief. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, sharing his experiences within the fire service and also with corporate and civic leaders throughout the United States. Ed is well known for the creation and instructional delivery of Company Officer Development Programs that have raised the bar of professionalism in today’s fire service ranks. He is also a recognized expert in: Truck Company Operations, Firefighter Safety and Survivability, and Mission Focused Command Tactics. Ed was named the 2004 California Training Officer of the Year. He is regularly recognized in Firehouse magazine, The Orange County Firefighter magazine, California Fire Service magazine, and Firehouse.com’s on-line training programs. He has written numerous articles about Truck Company Operations, Company Officer Leadership, and Succession Development; and he has developed web cast and pod cast on-line training programs which reach firefighters around the world. Ed has developed state and regional Truck Company Academies in California, Washington and Oregon. He has been a lead instructor at Firehouse World-San Diego, Firehouse Expo-Baltimore, Firehouse-Las Vegas and other regional Firehouse training conferences. He has taught at FDIC West, the Seattle Vision Conference, and the California Training Officers Symposium for many years. Chief Hadfield is currently pursuing his graduate degree in Leadership Studies and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA, as well as an Associate Degree in Fire Administration from Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, CA. He is a certified California Chief Officer and Fire Officer as designated by the California State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Web site:

http://firetowntrainingspecialist.com

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  scott corrigan

  Chief Hadfield,
  
  Your recent Captain's College in Lacey Washington was attended by some of the firefighters from my dept. (as you well know). They had incredible things to say about the three days of intensive, information. Once specific comment was, "There is no way I could have covered some of the that information if it was not presented in such a passionate way".
  
  Thanks for always putting your heart into what you are teaching. It shows that you truly do care about the future leaders of the fire service. Please pass on to your family a big thank you for letting us borrow some time.
  
  PS- Have you taken all of your wet clothes out of the ziplocs?
  
  Thanks, Scott C.

  Apr 5, 2009

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  Marcin D. Szczepanski

  Chief,
  
  Just wanted to thank you for the time you spent in Lacey for Captains College. Your candor and clear passion for the subject matter was greatly appreciated. There is no doubt in my mind that many of the tools I have gathered from that weekend will not go unused in furthering my career in the fire service and beyond. Thank you again and I sincerely look forward to the next time we meet. Take care, --M

  Apr 7, 2009

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  Josh Materi

  Nice Shield! Fresno this year? Keeping my fingers crossed
  
  Josh
  Ladder 3

  Jul 6, 2009