Justin Sherwood

Justin Sherwood has been a career firefighter since 2004. February 2025 will mark the start of his fourth year as fire chief of the Bemidji, MN, Fire Department. Sherwood is an executive board member of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association. He holds an associate degree in fire science and a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Sherwood is a graduate of the MFO program from the National Fire Academy and holds the Executive Fire Officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence. He currently is enrolled in the Master of Public Safety Leadership and Administration-Executive Fire Administration program at Arizona State University.