Chief Dennis Compton

IFSTA/Fire Protection Publications

Chief Dennis Compton is a well-known speaker and author, the recipient of many national awards, and a respected advisor to fire service and homeland security organizations. He is Co-Editor of the current edition of the ICMA textbook Managing Fire and Rescue Services. Dennis was Fire Chief in Mesa, AZ for five years and Assistant Fire Chief in Phoenix, AZ, where he served for 27 years. Chief Compton has served as Chair of the Executive Board of the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), Chair of the Congressional Fire Services Institute’s National Advisory Committee, is Vice Chair of the Home Safety Council Board of Directors. A member of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Board of Directors, he serves on the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute Steering Committee.