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Biography
Dennis L. Rubin
Chief of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Chief Rubin’s educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Administration from the University of Maryland and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Fire Science from the Northern Virginia Community College. Mr. Rubin is currently enrolled in the Oklahoma State University Graduate School's Fire and Emergency Management Administration program. He is a 1993 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officers Program (EFOP). Mr. Rubin is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) and has obtained the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) presented by the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
Mr. Rubin’s teaching credentials include a field instructorship with the University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute and Associate Instructorships with the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and Rio Salado Community College in Mesa, Arizona. Mr. Rubin has been an adjunct faculty member of the National Fire Academy since 1983. At the National Fire Academy he instructed in addition to developing many courses. Mr. Rubin is also a popular speaker and lecturer at the local, state, national and international level.
Mr. Rubin is also an author of a full-length book entitled Rube's Rules for Survival that is available through Penn Well Publishing. He is also a long-standing contributing editor of FIREHOUSE magazine, writing more than 140 technical articles related to fire department operations, administration, training and safety.
Chief Rubin has a strong commitment to community service and involvement. He plans to live in Northeast Washington, DC. Mr. Rubin has three children, Dennis II, Andrea and Ashley, and one grandson, Luke. | 
