Stephen M. Reid

Chief Reid, president of Florian Global, began his career as a volunteer, following in his father’s footsteps, over 40 years ago. He has served on the management staff in Montgomery County, MD, recently retired as the Fire Chief of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fire Department. Prior he served as the Deputy Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Medical Services with the District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department in Washington, D.C.

Steve earned a Master of Administrative Science degree in Management from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Administration from The University of the District of Columbia.

With extensive experience in fire protection and fire ground operations, fire prevention and code enforcement, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, national fire data, public fire education, personnel management, training, budgeting, apparatus maintenance, purchasing, planning, and technical writing, Steve has proven experience and confidence to assist emergency professionals and business leaders.