Jeff Piechura is assistant chief for the Sedona, AZ, Fire District. He was previously the fire chief for the City of Stockton, CA, and the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, AZ. Piechura is a graduate of Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in fire management and a master’s degree in fire administration. His current professional affiliations and accomplishments include: 2015 inductee to the Arizona Fire Service Hall of Fame; past president for the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association; past chairman of the Arizona Fire Service Institute; Fire Chief of the Year 2005; vice president of the board of directors for the Center for Public Safety Excellence; and a former member of the NFPA Fire Department Apparatus Standards Committee.