Brian Goss is a 36-year fire service veteran. He began his career as a paid-on-call firefighter in Bangor, MI. Goss then served with the Grand Rapids, MI, Fire Department, where he rose through the ranks to battalion chief. In 2008, Goss accepted the position of assistant chief for the Brentwood, TN, Fire & Rescue Department. He was appointed chief in 2011. Goss holds a bachelor’s degree from Spring Arbor University and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Fire & Rescue Management Institute. He is immediate past president of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association.