1-21-21 assistant fdl fire chief earns fire officer designation

Assistant Fire Chief Erick Gerritson has earned Executive Fire Officer (EFO) designation after completing a four year program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  The EFO program requires each student to attend four on-campus classes which are each two weeks in length. After each on-campus class, students must successfully complete an applied research paper  within the following six months focusing on an problem area within his/her department  “I am extremely proud of Assistant Chief Gerritson’s personal accomplishments” said, Fire Chief Peter O’Leary. “ I know how hard Erick worked to achieve this goal, made even more challenging during this past year due to the pandemic.  I am confident the he and the City will benefit from the knowledge he’s gained for many years to come.”  AC Gerritson is the 5^th FDLFR member to achieve this milestone.