Solana Beach Public Safety Director & Fire Chief David Ott Graduates from National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program.News Editors SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2004 Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical and the US Fire Administration are just some of the government organizations which send their senior managers to the National Fire Academy to advance their studies and better prepare them for future challenges. So does the City of Solana Beach. "Last week, David Ott David Ott (born 1947) is an American composer of classical music. Born in Crystal Falls, Michigan, Ott's works include the Annapolis Overture, written for the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and various pieces of children's music. , Public Safety Director and Fire Chief for the City of Solana Beach, graduated from the National Fire Academy's most extensive and rigorous offering, the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP EFOP Executive Fire Officer Program ). By completing the demanding four-year EFOP course of study, Chief Ott is in a better position to administer his ever expanding role in our community that is changing with the times," said Barry Johnson, Solana Beach's City Manager. The EFOP is an initiative of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Fire Administration/National Fire Academy designed to provide senior fire officers and others in key leadership roles with an understanding of the need to transform fire and emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' organizations from being reactive to proactive; with an emphasis on leadership development, prevention, and risk-reduction; transforming fire and emergency services organizations to reflect the diversity of America's communities; the value of research and its application to the profession; and the value of lifelong learning. The participants enhance their professional development through a unique series of four graduate and upper-division-baccalaureate equivalent courses. The EFOP spans a 4-year period with 4 core courses. Each course is 2 weeks in length. Each EFOP participant must complete an Applied Research Project (ARP) that relates to their organization within 6 months after the completion of each of the four courses. A certificate of completion for the entire EFOP is awarded only after the successful completion of the final research project. Additionally, while completing the program requirements, Ott was awarded the EFOP 2000 Outstanding National Research Award. Ott joined the City of Solana Beach from the City of Imperial Beach in July 2003 after serving as both the Interim Assistant City Manager and Public Safety Director, and is no stranger to leadership, long hours or a heavy workload. Previously, he held a similar dual role in Imperial Beach, serving as both Fire Chief and Public Safety Director since 2000. With over 30 years of fire and public safety related experience in Southern California, before entering municipal service, Ott was both a firefighter and fire engineer with the US Forest Service for six years. As Solana Beach's Public Safety Director, Ott oversees and manages the Fire Department, Marine Safety, Code Compliance, Public Safety and Parking Enforcement. He also directs two of the city's Contracted Services supplied by San Diego County, Animal Control and the San Diego County Sheriff Department's local efforts. Additionally, he serves as the city's staff liaison to the City Council appointed Public Safety Commission. Mr. Ott is also assisted by Deputy Fire Chief Dave Holmerud who has been with the Solana Beach Fire Department for over 32 years, and a 1993 recipient of the NFA NFA - Finite State Machine Executive Fire Officer Certification. Mr. Ott, age 48, also serves as the Fire Chief for the City of Del Mar under a joint fire management services agreement between the Cities of Del Mar and Solana Beach. He holds a Masters of Arts in Human Resource Management, from University of Redlands The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university's campus sits on 160 acres (0.6 km²) near downtown Redlands. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. , Redlands, CA and dual Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degrees in both Fire Administration and Fire Prevention Technology, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. from Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale, CA. Editors Note: Photo of David Ott and the City of Solana Beach logo are available upon request. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion