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David P. Fornell
David P. Fornell held the position of Deputy Fire Commissioner, second in command of the Detroit Fire Department, with fire operations, buildings, public information, and logistics as his primary responsibilities.
Before coming to Detroit, Fornell was assistant chief of the Casstown Community Fire Company, protecting 88 square miles of rural area in and around Casstown, OH. He formerly held the rank of captain of the Beckerle & Company Hose Company, Engine No. 9 of the Danbury, CT, Fire Department, and was the career chief of the Westchester, IL, Fire Department, a suburb of Chicago.
Fornell is a certified fire service instructor specializing in engine company operations, company officer development, water flow, and fireground safety courses. He has taught nationwide, including at the Fire Department Instructors Conference; Notre Dame Michiana Fire School; University of Missouri; Connecticut Fire School; University of Akron; South Carolina Fire Academy; Illinois Fire Service Institute; Monroe, WI, Annual Fire School; Firehouse Expo; International Association of Fire Chiefs’ annual conference; and the California Fire Instructors’ annual conference.
Fornell serves as a consultant on operations, management, and safety issues, and counts the departments of New York City, Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Memphis as among his many clients. For his work on the bunker gear program in New York City, he holds the rank of honorary battalion chief of the New York City Fire Department.
Fornell served 7 years as the executive editor of Fire Apparatus and has written articles for Fire Engineering and Firehouse magazines in the United States, and Fire and Rescue and Military Firefighter in the United Kingdom. He has hosted the rural water supply, engine company operations, and line officer training segments of “The First Line Supervisor” for the Fire Emergency and Training television network.