Brian Goss
Fire Chief of Smyrna (TN)
Brian Goss is the Southeastern Division representative to the IAFC Board. Chief Goss was appointed as the Fire Chief of Smyrna, TN, in May 2025.
Goss has 42 years of firefighting experience starting in 1983 in Bangor, Michigan. In 1988, Goss accepting a firefighting position with Grand Rapids, Michigan, and accepted promotions to serve as a lieutenant, captain, and battalion chief. Goss in 2008 moved to Tennessee to serve as an assistant fire chief for Brentwood Fire & Rescue and accepted promotion in 2011 to serve as the city's fire chief.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Spring Arbor University and is a graduate of both the University of North Carolina's Fire & Rescue Management Institute and the University of Tennessee’s Public Administrator Program. Chief Goss has also earned the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) and Public Information Officer (PIO) designations from the Center for Public Safety Excellence’s Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC), where he currently serves as a peer reviewer.