Fire Department Master Plan Nashua, NH
Jo-Ann Lorber pa, EFO, CFO, CEM, MiFireE
Associate Consultant
Jo-Ann Lorber is an Assistant Chief for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has
been with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue since January 1996. She has worked her way
_ through the ranks: Firefighter/Paramedic, Driver-engineer, Lieutenant, Captain,
Battalion Chief and Assistant Chief. As the Grant Manager for Fire Rescue, she has
been awarded and managed over $9.9 million dollars. The grants that she has been
awarded and managed are as follows: County and State EMS grants, Metropolitan
Medical Response Systems (MMRS); Urban Area Security initiative (UASI); Assistance
to Firefighters (AFG); FEMA Port Security Grant; and Firehouse Subs.
Professional Experience
e Assistant Chief/Homeland Security, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
e Battalion Chief/Assistant Fire Marshal, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
e Battalion Chief/Emergency Manager, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
e Captain EMS Bureau, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Educational Background
© Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Homeland Defense & Security — Executive Leaders
Program, Monterey, CA
e Fire Service Executive Development Institute, [AFC, Chantilly, VA
e Executive Fire Officer's Program, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD
e Master of Arts in Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
e Bachelor of Arts in Public Management, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
e Associate of Science in Fire Science Technology, Broward Community College, Davie, FL
® Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Broward Community College, Davie, FL
Relevant Experience
e Chair, Executive Fire Officer's Section, International Fire Chiefs Association
e Emergency Manager for the City of Fort Lauderdale
® Program Manager for Category 5 for Commission on Fire Accreditation International
Associated Professional Accomplishments
e Published author - articles published in Fire Chief, IAFC’s On-Scene, Firehouse, Fire
Engineering, Florida Fire Chiefs Association magazine
e Certified Emergency Manager — International Association of Emergency Managers
Chief Fire Officer Designation — Center for Public Safety Excellence
Member — International Emergency Managers Association
Member - Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA)
Terrorism Liaison Officer — Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
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