Executive Fire Officers

The Executive Fire Officers (EFO) Section provides value to ALL IAFC members considering executive development. The recognition of and need for executive development is NOT limited to National Fire Academy EFO graduates. The EFO Section identifies and promotes best practices for succession planning and executive officer education. Are you a chief officer? Do you want to be a chief officer? If so, the IAFC EFO Section is intended for you!

The EFO Section exists for: "Identifying, producing and encouraging industry-wide and governmental acceptance of executive fire officer development program, certifications, and standards."

EFO Strategic Directive 2020-2025 EFO By-Laws

EFO Board Vacancies for Eastern and Southeastern

September 30, 2025

Apply by November 1, 2025
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Join EFO

If you are interested in joining the EFO section:

IAFC members: Call the IAFC member services toll free at 866-385-9110. (You can be invoiced or pay over the phone with a credit card.)
Non-IAFC members: Join the IAFC and add the EFO section to your membership package.

Section dues: $25 year

EFO Section Merchandise

Purchase EFO apparel at our Land's End store.

EFOP Graduates

If you are an EFO graduate who would like an EFO uniform pin or challenge coin, please fill out and submit this order form.
Order EFO-EFOP graduate diploma, department graduate plaques and framed code of ethics

Questions? Contact us at EFO@iafc.org

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Finance and Fire Collaboration

EFO GFOA Logo The EFO Section is partnering with the Government Financial Officers Association (GFOA) to develop resources to promote better collaboration between finance officers and fire chiefs.

Driving this effort is a taskforce that consists of members of the EFO Section and members of GFOA. The taskforce aims to create an introductory public finance curriculum geared towards firefighters as well as checklists that finance officers can use when meeting with their counterparts in the fire department and vice versa for fire chiefs.

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EFO Webinars

EFO Executive Leadership Webinar, Part 1: Preparation and Application

Join the EFO Section Great Lakes Director Chief Joe Pulvermacher and Dr. Denis Onieal for part one of a two part series that explores Executive Leadership.

Watch the Webinar

EFO Executive Leadership Webinar, Part 2: Succession Planning, Mentoring and Organization Progression

Join the EFO Section Great Lakes Director Chief Joe Pulvermacher and Dr. Denis Onieal for part two of a series that explores Executive Leadership.

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