Candidate Platform
Chief Munsey’s intent to run for IAFC 2nd Vice President is to ensure that IAFC continues to have a strong, cohesive, and recognized voice in national and international fire, rescue, and EMS issues. We (our members, sections, divisions, committees, and partners) are better together, and each should have a valued voice in our association.
Chief Munsey believes in being focused on building relationships, streamlining messaging, and strategizing on how best to serve the fire service and its members. To do this, he strongly believes in USFA Lori Morrell’s message of the importance of speaking with “One Voice”.
This “One Voice” is simple. It is about building and fostering relationships. It about seeking out and listening to our membership, our divisions, sections, and committees. It is then about finding partners through associations and creating a large impact by speaking with “One Voice”.
Chief Munsey will work as a collaborative leader on the IAFC executive board, he will work cohesively with other large fire associations, and with our membership to influence national and international policies, promote best practices, and to foster collaboration amongst our fire professionals globally.
The IAFC is about advocacy for our membership. This will always be the driving force behind Chief Munsey’s decisions. He recognizes that each of us (individuals and groups) possess different talents and attributes that we can all benefit from.
As the Fire Chief of San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, Chief Munsey has proven (through consistent action) that the following are important:
- Diversity, fairness, and inclusion.
- Innovation
- Fostering and building strong relationships
- Listening and considering viewpoints
- Building and working within a strong leadership team
Candidate Profile
Chief Munsey serves as the Fire Chief of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District. Starting in the fire service in 1995 in a two-station fire district, he has worked for an organization that has grown into one of the largest fire districts in the country. The San Bernardino County Fire District serves a county of 2.2 million citizens, it covers almost 20,000 square miles, and is served by 81 fire facilities. Chief Munsey has all-risk experience having served as a paramedic (on ambulances and fire engines), a leader of California US&R Regional Taskforce 6, as a hazmat technician, and has served for over a decade on federal incident management teams on complex incidents.
Chief Munsey believes in community and professional service and has a track-record of effective leadership:
- Chair, IAFC Technology Council (4-years)
- Vice-president of the California Metro-Chiefs Association (current)
- Director, FIRESCOPE Board of Directors (4-years)
- Member, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association (4-years)
- Member, Rotary International (15 years)
- Director, Habitat for Humanity, San Bernardino (3 years)
- Part-chairperson, California Fire Chief Association, Operations Section (4 years)
- Past-president, Hi-Desert Water District (11 years)
- Past-vice-president, IAFF Local 935 (11 years)
As an established national leader, he will bring to this position a large network of relationships. He has strong connections with many of our IAFC division, section, and committee leadership teams and has a demonstrated profile of engagement and collaboration with others.
Chief Munsey is engaged on state and national legislative issues facing the fire service. This includes having testified to congress and he is a trusted and familiar face in our Nation’s capital building.
Chief Munsey posses a Master’s Degree in public administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Grand Canyon University. He is a Center for Public Safety Excellence Chief Fire Officer (CFO) and an Executive Fire Officer (EFO) from the National Fire Academy.