Assistant Chief
Tucson Fire Department
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Assistant Chief Mike Carsten has proudly served at the Tucson Fire Department (TFD) since 1998 and has been in the fire service since 1991. He currently serves as the Assistant Chief of Business Services and Community Risk Reduction. Within the Business Services Bureau his responsibilities include direct oversight of Fire Prevention, Logistics, Community Risk Reduction (CRR), Accreditation, as well as IT/Technology. He promoted through the ranks of Firefighter, Paramedic, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief and currently Assistant Chief. Assistant Chief Carsten has served as adjunct faculty with Pima Community College since 2002. He is an instructor in the Public Safety and Emergency Services Institute, teaching Strategy & Tactics. He has served as a representative for the Fire and Life Safety Section on the program planning committee for Fire Rescue International (FRI) since 2016. In addition, he serves on the program planning committee for the Community Risk Reduction Leadership Conference sponsored by the IAFC. Chief Carsten currently sits on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Firefighter Chiefs Fire & Life Safety Section and the Arizona Burn Foundation. In his current role as Assistant Chief and formerly as the Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal of the Fire Prevention Division, he has been strongly focused on reducing injuries, life loss, and property loss through focused attention on Fire Prevention and Community Risk Reduction Initiatives. Chief Carsten holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Administration from Columbia Southern University (Summa Cum Laude) and currently is working on his M.S. in Fire Executive Leadership/Public Administration at Columbia Southern University.
ELEC-403: CRR Across the Firehouse
Thursday, August 15, 2024
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM