Chief Munsey began his career in 1995 as a paid-call firefighter serving the community of Yucca Valley and decided to a pursue a career as a full-time firefighter. In 1998, Munsey joined our fire district as a full-time firefighter/paramedic. Since then, Chief Munsey has enjoyed a diverse career including executive leadership and management experiences in both the rural and metropolitan fire service communities which includes having worked in every division of San Bernardino County Fire.
Chief Munsey holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, a master’s degree in public administration and multiple Incident Command System (ICS) certifications. Munsey has completed many specialized leadership-training courses, including the California Special Districts Association Leadership Academy and the San Bernardino County Management and Leadership Academy; a program that provides comprehensive management and leadership training to county employees. Chief Munsey is one of few fire chiefs in California who possesses a Center for Public Excellence Chief Fire Officer credential, the four-year National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer program resulting in an Executive Fire Officer designation, and a California State Fire Marshal Chief Fire Officer certificate.
In addition to Chief Munsey’s service to San Bernardino County, he is the past-president of the California Fire Chiefs Association Operations Section and has served four-years as the chair of the International Fire Chiefs Association Technology Council. He is a director on the FIRESCOPE board of directors, the vice-president of the California Metro Fire Chiefs Association, and the vice-president of the San Bernardino County Fire Chief's Association. Chief Munsey is a California State Fire Marshall instructor and has instructed dozens of Fire Service, NIMS, and Incident Command Systems courses throughout his career. Munsey enjoys speaking about his command experiences, leadership, and the use of emerging technology in the fire service at conferences around the nation. Chief Munsey is one of the original founders of both the Cal Chief’s Tech Summit and the IAFC Technology Summit International.
Chief Munsey believes strongly in being active and involved in community service, ensuring department diversity, hiring from our communities, and working in collaboration with other agencies to ensure public safety. He strongly believes in "giving back" and investing in the communities he serves including (present and past) involvement in various Rotary Clubs, Boys and Girls Club, Miracle League of the Desert, Habitat for Humanity, and other non-profit/benevolent boards. Dan Munsey became Fire Chief of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District on November 20, 2019.
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This last week we celebrated Valentine’s Day, and I hope you all received the love and recognition I know you deserve. We were delighted to have a special meeting this week in honor of Valentine’s Day. Rotarian Phyllis Kates put in a lot of work to present a fun-filled event as we enjoyed the camaraderie of our fellow club members. For those who missed out on the fun, Phyllis hosted a Valentine’s Day love-themed fine session, facilitated a very entertaining game of name that movie using romantic and other love-centric films, and rounded out the meeting with a mad-libs style “worst date” team activity. We all had a great time and we appreciate Phyllis’ hard work and effort organizing everything for us.
This week we celebrate the 119th Birthday of Rotary! As you know, Rotary started with the vision of one man, Paul Harris, who formed the first Rotary Club in Chicago on February 23, 1905 as a way for professionals from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary has since thrived into a massive international service organization with over 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries. Although the original concept of gathering professionals to exchange ideas and form friendships is still a core element of Rotary, the organization is so much more today. Rotarians emphasize Service Above Self and work to make the world a better place by:
We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
