Alan Brunacini

Alan Brunacini joined the Phoenix Fire Department in 1958, ultimately serving in every department position. He was promoted to fire chief in 1978 and retired in 2006. Brunacini is a graduate of the Fire Protection Technology program at Oklahoma State University, and has a bachelor’s degree and an MPA from Arizona State University. He is the past chairman of the board of the NFPA and the NFPA Fire Service Occupational Safety Committee (Standard 1500). Brunacini is the immediate past chairman of the NFPA Career Fire Service Career Organization and Deployment Committee (Standard 1710). He and his two firefighter sons currently own and operate the local command-level Blue Card hazard zone management program. They also present workshops, seminars and conferences to many fire departments throughout the country on various topics. Brunacini is the author of Fire Command, Command Safety, Timeless Tactical Truths, Essentials of Fire Department Customer Service and The Anatomy and Physiology of Leadership. He is currently working of several other fire service books. He and his sons also own and operate the Blue Card hazard zone training and certification program and the quarterly hazard zone magazine, B Shifter.