Frederick Kauser is the deputy fire chief for the Mifflin Township Division of Fire, located in metropolitan Columbus, Ohio, where he has worked for 30 years. The 100-member career fire department responds to approximately 8,600 incidents annually. Chief Kauser has an associates and bachelors degree in Fire Science, a masters in Labor and Human Resource Management and is a PhD candidate completing his dissertation in Workforce Development and Education at the Ohio State University. He is an adjunct professor at Franklin University and an academic program advisor for Franklin University and the Columbus State Community College. Kauser is an advocate of higher education and lectures on a variety of higher education and leadership topics in the fire service.