Jeff Stone became fire chief of Morgan County, GA, Fire Rescue in November of 2015 and has 27 years in the fire service. Stone holds numerous educational degrees and both state and national certifications. He received his AAS in fire science from West Georgia Technical College in 2008. He proceeded with his educational advancement with Columbia Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in fire administration in 2012, and a master’s in emergency services management in 2015. Stone then continued with dual master’s from American Military University in emergency & disaster management and homeland security. Stone also holds the designation of Chief Fire Officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence and is a graduate from the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. He is a licensed State of GA EMT-I and holds state and national certifications as a Georgia Fire Chief, FF 2, Hazmat Technician, Fire Officer 2, Instructor 3, Inspector 1 and Evaluator. Stone was recently elected to the executive board of the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs.