Ken Brown has a long career in the Virginia fire service, including serving as director of fire services for Prince George County, company officer with the City of Newport News Fire Department, fire chief for the 909th CES Fire Department USAFR (ret.), administrative battalion chief with the Carson Volunteer Fire Department and a lifetime member of Gloucester Volunteer Fire & Rescue. He serves as the Virginia director on the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and chair of the NVFC’s recruitment and retention committee. Brown is president of the Virginia State Firefighters Association and served 13 years on the Governors Fire Services.