Assistant Chief
Todd Harms

Todd Harms is currently the Assistant Chief of Emergency Services (Operations) for the Phoenix Fire Department.  In the Emergency Service Division there are over 1600 Firefighters operating out of 53 fire stations. 

Todd has spent the last 26 years in fire service, the last 20 as a member of the Phoenix Fire Department.  He began his fire service career in 1981 as a Firefighter Paramedic with the Peotone Fire Protection District in Peotone, Illinois.  In 1987, Todd became a member of the Phoenix Fire Department and has progressed through the ranks as a Firefighter, Paramedic, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief of Special Operations and Shift Commander. 

Chief Harms was deployed in 2005 as part of the U.S. Urban Search and Rescue forces to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  In 2001 he was assigned as project manager of the Recovery Process and subsequent training following the death of Firefighter Bret Tarver. 

Staff experiences include:  Safety Section; Lead Recruit Training Officer; Battalion Training and Recovery Officer.  He has a Bachelor’s Degree in fire service management and is an adjunct instructor at Phoenix College in the Fire Science Program

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