National Fire Academy Superintendent Tonya Hoover has been named Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator and will oversee day-to-day operations for the U.S. Fire Administration.
As the senior career federal fire official, Hoover will be responsible for a multitude of high-level tasks and operations at the USFA, including:
- The annual training of over 100,000 first responders at and through the National Fire Academy (NFA).
- The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), which documents and analyzes 27 million fire department emergency responses a year.
- The USFA's fire prevention, public information and public education programs.
- The 26 campus buildings and the grounds of the historic National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD.
Hoover, who has over 20 years of management experience in both local and state government, was named NFA Superintendent in May 2017 and will continue her work in that role, providing leadership for the NFA's ongoing efforts to enhance the ability of fire and emergency services to deal more effectively with emergencies.
From July 2009 to July 2016, she served as California State Fire Marshal, putting her in charge of statewide fire prevention, fire engineering, fire service training, pipeline safety, code and regulations development, analysis and implementation, and wildland urban interface programs.
