Chief Dennis Rubin

Dennis L. Rubin was first appointed as a Fire Chief in December of 1996. Chief Rubin’s experience spans more than 30 years. He has served as a line firefighter, company officer, command officer, and chief of the department in several major U.S. Cities. 
 
In 1994, Rubin was the President of the State Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia. Chief Rubin hosted the 1999 Southeastern Fire Chiefs Association Conference held in Dothan, Alabama. He was appointed to several committees with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, including a two-year term as the Safety Committee and Program Committee Chairs. Rubin is the Ad Hoc Chair for the Wingspread Conferences.
 
Chief Rubin’s educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Administration from the University of Maryland and Associates of Applied Science Degree in Fire Science Management from the Northern Virginia Community College. Rubin is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) and the Naval Post Graduate School’s Executive Leadership Course in Homeland Security. Rubin is a certified emergency manager (CEM); and a certified incident safety officer as well has obtained the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) and Chief Medical Officer Designation (CMOD) bestowed by the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
 
Rubin’s teaching credentials are significant. Rubin is an adjunct faculty member with several state fire-rescue training agencies and at the        National Fire Academy. Rubin is a popular lecturer at local, state, national and international venues. Rubin has been a member of seven National Fire Academy course development teams. Included among the development teams that Rubin has served on are: Incident Command, Infection Control for the Fire Service, and Tactical Operations.
 
Rubin is the author of several emergency service textbooks. His first release is entitled Rube’s Rules for Survival. This book is a collection of case studies dealing with the important topic of fire fighter safety.  The next book that Rubin authored was Rube’s Rules for Leadership.  The Chief discusses his 13 core values and describes how each can be applied to improve one’s personal leadership capabilities. Chief Rubin’s third book, D.C. FIRE was released at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) by Fire Engineering Books. Finally, Chief Rubin recently completed of his fourth textbook, It’s Always About Leadership! which is currently available on Amazon and through Fire Engineering Books. Chief Rubin contributes to several fire-rescue service publications and has written more than 250 technical articles relating to fire-rescue department operations, administration, training and safety.

The Chief is a frequent guest on "5-Alarm Task Force," and has been a long time supporter and proponent of our mission.

He can be reached at [email protected]

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