Chief Craig Haigh

Principal - Haigh Solutions, LLC

Craig A. Haigh is a retired fire chief who has led volunteer, combination, and career fire departments. He served as fire chief for more than 30 years, leading departments in Illinois and North Carolina before retiring in July 2021. He is the author of the new book, The Dynamic Fire Chief: Principles for Organizational Management (Fire Engineering). He has also served as an Interim Village Manager. He was named the 2012 Illinois Career Fire Chief of the Year and is the recipient of the 2019 International Association of Fire Chiefs - Chief Alan Brunacini Executive Safety Award. He has published more than forty trade journal articles on a variety of leadership topics. He now serves as an independent consultant focused on management and organizational leadership, as well as firefighter health and safety. His consulting work regularly extends into the private business sector as well. He is the spokesperson for the congressionally mandated National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR). The NFR is a program of NIOSH/CDC and is focused on tracking cancer in the fire service. He is a regular speaker and presenter sharing his experiences and insights with both emergency service and private sector leaders.