Fire Chief, Gary Frazier

Chief Frazier started working with the Jacksonville Beach Fire Department on March 31, 2003.

He attended Wichita State University and received a BGS in 1990 and a Master in Public Administration in 2002. He worked 21 years for the City of Wichita, Kansas Fire Department as a Battalion Chief and 7 years for the City of Hutchinson, Kansas Fire Department as Fire Chief.

Chief Frazier is a 2001 Executive Fire Officer graduate from the National Fire Academy and is affiliated with the Florida Fire Chiefs Association.

Chief Frazier’s hobbies and interests include fishing, private pilot, drag racing and SCUBA diving. He has been a NAUI SCUBA Instructor since 1975.

Fire Department Goals

• Continue the strong commitment to customer service by receiving 100% customer survey reports of excellent or good service.
• Improve medical response and outcome by staffing an additional ALS paramedic engine at the headquarters fire station.
• Confine 90 percent of all building fires to the area involved upon arrival by a quick response and strong fire ground tactics.
• Improve fire/EMS capabilities and safety by expanded monthly training topics, challenging scenarios, and other outside the department training opportunities.

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