Woodstock Fire Chief Selected for Fire Service Executive Development Institute After competing with new fire chiefs from across the United States and Canada, Woodstock Fire Chief Shane Dobson has been accepted into the Fire Service Executive Development Institute. The year-long leadership development program, implemented by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, provides new chiefs with the tools needed for successful and productive tenures. The 2024 cohort will meet four times this year, once at the Fire Rescue International Conference in Dallas, Texas. Chief Dobson began his career as a City of Woodstock Firefighter in 1993. After obtaining 30 years of experience with the City of Roswell Fire Department and Dekalb Fire and Rescue, he returned to Woodstock as chief in April 2023. Chief Dobson has a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management and Leadership from Reinhardt University. He earned an associate degree in fire science technology from West Georgia Technical College and an Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician Certificate from Chattahoochee Technical College. He is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Association. Woodstock Fire Department has an Insurance Services Office rating of 1, the highest rating, indicating the measure of how well a community is protected from the threat of fire.
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