Joe Maruca

Joe Maruca served as chief of the West Barnstable, MA, Fire Department from 2005–2024. Prior to that, he served as a volunteer firefighter/EMT, lieutenant and captain for the department for 10 years and as a volunteer firefighter for 18 years with the Sandwich, MA, Fire Department and Longmeadow, MA, Fire Department. Maruca has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in fire department administration from SUNY Empire State College. He is a member of the National Volunteer Fire Council Board of Directors and is chair of the Technical Committee for NFPA 1917: Standard for Automotive Ambulances.