Assistant Chief Chris Lombard has been active in the fire service for more than 30 years. He
has responded to multiple significant incidents, including New York City on 9/11, major
landslides and hurricanes throughout the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific – all in support of
incident communications and information management.

Nationally, he is chair of the US Department of Commerce’s FirstNet Public Safety Advisory
Committee (PSAC); vice chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s public safety advisory
group, SAFECOM; chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Communications
Committee; and serves on the National Fire Protection Association 1225 committee. He has
helped with development of multiple national documents, including the U.S. National Emergency
Communications Plan (NECP), the IAFF/IAFC/FEMA Communications Best Practices guide and
the evaluation of statewide communications interoperability plans (SCIPs). Chief Lombard has a
B.S. in Geography from Oregon State University and has lectured and taught Emergency
Response classes at Dartmouth College and at Texas A&M University. He has testified before
Congress on national, first responder and communications-related needs/issues. Served on
PSAC 2013-2025