Ed is a 30-year fire service veteran and currently serves as a Chief Training and Safety Officer with Gresham Fire and Emergency Services. In 2002, Ed attended fire behavior instructor training in Uppsala, Sweden, expanding on his longstanding interest in fire behavior and live fire training. Gresham has implemented comprehensive fire behavior training for entry-level firefighters, an intermediate structural fire behavior program for experienced personnel, and ongoing quarterly live fire training for all operational firefighters and fire officers. Ed is a 1988 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer program, with an A.S. in Fire Protection Technology, B.S. in Fire Services Administration, M.S. in Education, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in education.