LWV NEWS RELEASE
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos’ next community event, Lunch with a Leader will be on August 15 at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall from noon-1PM. Troy Hughes, the Los Alamos Fire Chief, will be their leader.
Troy was born and raised on the plains of Nebraska. His fire service career started in1985 as a firefighter/EMT-B with the Grand Island Fire Department. Troy steadily rose through the ranks to achieve captain in 1992, division chief in 1998, and ultimately the fire chief in 2008. Troy strongly believes in and utilized a participatory leadership style to facilitate many positive changes while serving in leadership roles with the Grand Island Fire Department.
Troy was appointed to lead Los Alamos Fire Department in October of 2011 and eagerly moved here with his family. He has fond childhood memories of visits to family in Northern New Mexico and enjoys many outdoor activities like hiking, bike riding, motorcycle riding, and camping.
Troy’s educational achievements include an A.A.S. in Fire Protection Technology, a B.A. in Public Administration, and a M.A. in Management with a Leadership Emphasis. Troy graduated Summa Cum Laude and was named the “Outstanding Graduate in the Public Administration Program” while completing his B.A. from Doane University. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program. In 2017, Troy graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Program at the Naval Postgraduate School, earning a Master’s in Security Studies.
Troy is one of fewer than 1000 fire service professionals in the United States who holds a Chief Fire Officer designation from the Commission on Professional Credentialing.
He will speak in general about many aspects of our fire department.
- How they are organized, people, stations, response vehicles, equipment to support response (what happens when you dial 911)
- How they are funded and managed (DOE partnership)
- Recruiting and retention
- Qualifications (Q clearance, fitness requirements, training requirements)
- Current projects issues impacting LAFD and LAC (fire stations, homeowners insurance, wild land urban interface)