Christopher Beal

Christopher Beal is the fire chief of the Barnstable, MA, Fire Department, where he has worked for the 23 years. Beal is also a Rescue Squad Officer with the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team Massachusetts Task Force 1, a Task Force Leader with the Barnstable County, MA, Technical Rescue Team, and a FEMA certified technical rescue instructor with Spec Rescue International. Beal is a licensed paramedic, a Credentialed Fire Chief in Massachusetts as well as with the Center for Public Safety Excellence, and holds a bachelor’s degree in fire science from Columbia Southern University and a masters of Public Administration from Anna Maria College.