Chad Roberson is a 38-year veteran of the fire service and currently serves as the Chief of Operations for the St. George Fire Protection District. He is the current Southwestern Director for the Executive Fire Officers Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). Additionally, he has served on the National Fire Academy Executive Officer Program Review Team for the past two years.
Roberson holds a master’s degree in executive Fire Service Leadership from Grand Canyon University, a bachelor’s degree in history from Louisiana State University (LSU), and an associate degree in fire science from Louisiana State University Eunice (LSUE). He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy and the IAFC Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI) program. He has been credentialed with the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation from the Commission on Professional Credentialing and holds the MiFireE designation from the Institution of Fire Engineers.
Currently, he is a member of the IAFC Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Committee and has previously served on the Emergency Management Committee and the IAFC Membership Task Force. He is also a board member of the Louisiana Firefighters Foundation, serving as President, and the Louisiana Municipal Association. Additionally, he is a Past President of the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association and the Southwestern Division of the IAFC.