Peter Van Dorpe is the fire chief of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District in Illinois. He joined ALFPD in 2013, following a 33-year career with the Chicago Fire Department (CFD). In addition to his work as a field instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute’s (IFSI) Officer Program, Van Dorpe has been a lead instructor for the CFD’s Fire Officer School and has taught building construction for the fire service through the City Colleges of Chicago. He recently participated as a subject-matter expert for UL research on “Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions,” NIST’s “Evaluating Firefighting Tactics Under Wind-Driven Conditions” and the IAFF/ NIST “Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study” in high-rise buildings. Van Dorpe currently serves on the Advisory Board for UL’s FSRI and IFSI’s Leadership Development and Decision-Making workgroup. He holds a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from Southern Illinois University.