The Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, a section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and National Fire Protection Association held its 2019 annual conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in June, where more than 110 fire chiefs from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States elected the association’s 2019-2020 officers and board members.
TVF&R Fire Chief Mike Duyck was elected to serve as the association's next president and took the oath of office.
The Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association brings together fire chiefs from large metropolitan fire departments to share information and focus on major issues effecting policy changes in the U.S. and abroad. Its members belong to the IAFC and NFPA and are the fire chiefs of jurisdictions with more than 350 career firefighters.