Donna Black

Donna Black is the fire chief of the Duck, NC, Fire Department. She has served in the fire service for 25 years. Black led the transition of an all-volunteer department to its current operation as a thriving career/volunteer combination department. She also serves as the first vice president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Black holds a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College and a master’s degree from the University of Georgia. She is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and holds a post-graduate certificate in community preparedness and disaster management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFO).