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[quote=Anonymous]Trisha L. Wolford is the Fire Chief of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Maryland, one of the largest combination fire departments in the country.

She is the 12th Fire Chief in the history of the Department. Anne Arundel County is 580 square miles, covered by 31 fire stations, which serves a population of over 600,000 community members. Chief Wolford is responsible for over 1000 career firefighters, approximately 500 operational volunteer firefighters, 950 administrative volunteers, 34 fire communications operators, and 58 civilian support staff.

Chief Wolford was hired as an entry level firefighter by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department on January 26, 2006. She operated as a firefighter/paramedic until her assignment to the Fire Marshal’s Office in 2011. She spent seven months training at the Anne Arundel County Police Academy and was sworn in as a law enforcement officer in May 2012. She was then assigned to the Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit where she promoted to Lieutenant in 2014. With her law enforcement and paramedic background, Chief Wolford was a member of the Anne Arundel County Tactical Medic SWAT program for four years.

In December 2015, she accepted the position of Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Marshal with the Bozeman Fire Department in Bozeman, Montana. She was responsible for administrative services, public education, code enforcement, fire investigation, fire inspections, company inspections, and City Fire Marshal duties. In 2017, Chief Wolford joined the Spokane Fire Department (WA) as the Assistant Fire Chief overseeing full operations of the department. On January 28, 2019, she returned to Anne Arundel County to fulfill her dream of becoming Fire Chief in her home department.

Her journey started at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV. Tuition, room, board and fees in state are less than $21,000. Out of state is less than $31,000. It has a 96% acceptance rate.

Chief Wolford received her Paramedic certification from Anne Arundel Community College in 2009.

She received a Master’s Degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from Western Governors University in 2020 and her MBA in 2022.

Chief Wolford is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy and a graduate of the IAFC’s Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI) and holds a CFO and CFM designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). Chief Wolford is the President and Board Chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Vice President for the IAFC’s Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association Executive Board and an Executive Board member for the FirstNet Authority. In 2025, she was appointed by the Governor of Maryland to the State EMS Advisory Council.

That’s an impressive CV for a person coming out of little Shepherd University. You don’t need to attend a top 25 to succeed at a high level. 
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