Valley Center Fire Chief Joe Napier

On this episode I have great chat with Joe Napier the Fire Chief in Valley Center California. Amazing subjects such as transitional guidance, occupation, education, and service to community. We discuss the transcendent skills many have from military service that apply in community service, the value of fire service and safety, and lastly get some tips on how to be fire ready. READY. SET. GO!The Valley Center Fire Protection District has been proudly serving our community since 1981. The Fire District response area covers 84.5 square miles of beautiful rural and suburban wildland interface. We provide service to over 23,000 residents and respond to over 2000 incidents annually. We operate out of two strategically located Fire Stations with a third Fire Station in our community based strategic plan to improve service and reduce response times in a climate of increasing demand. The Valley Center Fire Protection District provides and receives automatic and mutual aid through contractual partnerships with all of the North County Fire Agencies as well as Cal Fire and our Reservation Fire Agencies that are in and around Valley Center.Our Mission is to reduce Community Risk by providing exceptional all risk emergency response to Structure Fires, Wildfires, and Provide Advanced Medical Life Support Paramedic Services on every responding unit. We are the "department of the quality of life" in Valley Center, making our community a better place to live through our Core Family Values, Community Safety Education Programs and actively participating in all community events with a servant's heart. We ready to respond at moment's notice to meet the needs of our growing community.Joe NapierFire ChiefValley Center Fire Protection Districthttp://www.vcfpd.org