Gregory M. Dean

Senior Consultant

Chief Gregory M. Dean has been a strong leader in the Seattle Fire Department for many years. He has helped build a successful partnership between the firefighters and the community throughout his 41 years of service to the City of Seattle. Under Chief Dean, the 1,155 member Department is organized into four divisions: Administration, Fire Prevention, Operations and Risk Management.

Dean entered the Department in 1970 as a Trainee Firefighter. He has risen through the ranks serving as Firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, and Assistant Chief. During his tenure in the Department, Chief Dean has also served in the following management positions: Fire Marshal, Assistant Chief of Administration, Deputy Chief of Personnel, and Deputy Chief of Support Services.

Chief Dean was selected as Chief Officer of the Year for 2002. Mayor Paul Schell recognized his outstanding work in the Department as the Interim Fire Chief and proclaimed July 23, 2001 as Gregory Dean Day. In October of 2001, the Seattle Management Association named him Manager of the Year. In addition, he's been nominated numerous times for Seattle Works! Awards and received a Seattle Management Association Award in 2001.

The Chief serves on the Medic One Foundation Board, the International Association of Fire Chiefs Terrorism and Homeland Security Committee and is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Metro Division. He is a member of the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG). He is also Vice President of the King County Fire Chiefs Association and a Board member of the Valley School.

Chief Dean was born and raised in Seattle and has received his degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program.

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