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Name
Chief Brian McQueen
Title
Fire Chief (Ret.) Whitesboro, NY Volunteer Fire Dept
Bio
Brian McQueen is the past fire chief of the Whitesboro, NY, Volunteer Fire Department and a 45-year member of the volunteer fire service. He served as a Director of the National Volunteer Fire Council. He was a board member of the Firefighters Association State of New York. McQueen is retired as the Director of Information and Instructional Technologies in the Whitesboro Central School District, a position he held for 8 years. In his 34-year tenure with the School District, he worked for 19 years as a teacher in Oriskany CSD and then as Assistant Principal of the Middle School and Westmoreland Road Elementary School in addition to his role as the Director of IT. In his firefighting career, he worked his way up the ranks to becoming Fire Chief for four years (1999-2002) in the Whitesboro Volunteer Fire Department, where he still serves as the Safety Officer and Fire Prevention Coordinator.
Brian served as a Deputy Fire Coordinator for Oneida County, where he was in charge of planning the training for the county’s 43 volunteer departments. He also served as a member of the Oneida County Fire Advisory Board and has served for 11 years as the Chairman of Team New York Risk Watch. He previously served as chair of the Alexander Treadwell Committee on Development of Fire and Life Safety Curriculum for New York State. McQueen was named 2005 National Elementary Principal of the Year by the National Elementary Principals Association and in 1992 received the prestigious National Volunteer Fire Council’s Marc Mueller Fire Prevention Award of Excellence. He holds a B.S. in Education and a Graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies for School District Administrator. He and his wife, Sarah, have one child Ryan, daughter in law Erin, and 2 grandchildren, who lives in Marcy, NY. He is a principal author of the Lavender Ribbon and the updated Training Volunteers white paper published by the National Volunteer Fire Council and the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section.
Brian served as a Deputy Fire Coordinator for Oneida County, where he was in charge of planning the training for the county’s 43 volunteer departments. He also served as a member of the Oneida County Fire Advisory Board and has served for 11 years as the Chairman of Team New York Risk Watch. He previously served as chair of the Alexander Treadwell Committee on Development of Fire and Life Safety Curriculum for New York State. McQueen was named 2005 National Elementary Principal of the Year by the National Elementary Principals Association and in 1992 received the prestigious National Volunteer Fire Council’s Marc Mueller Fire Prevention Award of Excellence. He holds a B.S. in Education and a Graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies for School District Administrator. He and his wife, Sarah, have one child Ryan, daughter in law Erin, and 2 grandchildren, who lives in Marcy, NY. He is a principal author of the Lavender Ribbon and the updated Training Volunteers white paper published by the National Volunteer Fire Council and the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section.
