Chief Marc S. Bashoor (Ret.)

Executive Editor - FireRescue1 and Fire Chief

Chief Marc Bashoor has served as the Executive Editor for FireRescue1.com and FireChief.com since 2018. Chief Bashoor is a 41 year veteran of of the fire/EMS/Emergency Management fields, having spent 30 years with the Prince George's County Maryland Fire/EMS Department - including 6-1/2 years as Chief of Department, 5 years as the Mineral County West Virginia Emergency Services Director and 3-1/3 years as the Highlands County Florida Public Safety Director/Fire Chief. In Florida, Chief Bashoor was charged to establish a countywide fire rescue system, combining 10 independent volunteer fire departments and the County EMS delivery into 1 fire rescue system.

Chief Bashoor also served as an adjunct instructor for 4 years with the Texas A&M National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center exercise delivery team, and 1 year with the National Fire Academy new Fire Chief program. Chief Bshoor has presented at most of the major industry conferences - including EMS Today, and has presented on behalf of the NFPA in Beijing China and Sao Paulo Brazil. Chief Bashoor held Maryland EMT certification for 35 years, and is currently a Nationally certified Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor, and Fire Inspector also speaking around the country on topics of personal accountability and the public trust.

"Trust, Honor, Ethics - The Public Trust"
- Public Trust defined
- MISSION and VISION
- Establishing and exercising values
- JDTRT - Just Do The Right Thing!