Joanne Rund

Joanne Rund, who began her career in 1987 in Howard County, MD, recently was appointed fire chief of Baltimore County, MD, Fire Department (BACOFD). The department’s first permanently appointed female chief, Rund holds numerous certifications in the field of health and safety and is a level 4 certified command officer. She obtained the National Fire Academy’s Advanced Safety Officer Program certification and serves as associate faculty at the University of Maryland’s Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. In 2019, Rund was selected to serve on the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation board of directors.