Mike Mavrogeorge
Servant leader with over 25 years of progressive fire service experience, 16 years as Fire Chief, and 14 years as Emergency Management Director. Always looking for the next opportunity to serve and make a difference.
- Role
- Safety Coordinator (Life Safety) at Sinai Chicago
- Location
- Riverside, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Mavrogeorge
Chief Mike Mavrogeorge serves as the Fire Chief of Westchester, Illinois, in Cook County. Prior to assuming his position in Westchester he served as the Fire Chief of Oak Lawn, Illinois, for 2 years where he led that agency to achieving an ISO Class 1 public protection rating, worked to establish national best practices and implement new community risk reduction programs, while re-establishing a positive relationship with the community and the firefighter’s union. From 20••••18, he served as the Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director at St. Louis Downtown Airport. He began his fire service career in 1993 and has served on volunteer, paid-on-call, and career departments. He served as the President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Great Lakes Division from 20••••21. The Division includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Chief Mavrogeorge also serves as a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Terrorism and Homeland Security Committee and served as the Vice Chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Emergency Management Committee where he remains an adjunct subject matter expert. Chief Mavrogeorge served as the Chairman of the Illinois Fire Services Association from 20••••18. He served on the Executive Board of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association from 20••••17 as a Director, Area Representative, Illinois IAFC Great Lakes Division Representative, and Chairman of the Legislative Committee. He has served as an instructor at the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute in the Special Operations Training Program since 2005. He has earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, specializing in Emergency Response Policy and Coordination; a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration; possesses Illinois Chief Fire Officer certification; has attended the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program (EFO); is designated as a Chief Fire Officer (CFO) by the Center for Public Safety Excellence (re-designated in 2016 and 2019); holds Member Status (MIFireE) of the Institution of Fire Engineers, is accredited as an Illinois Professional Emergency Manager; and has various other Fire and EMS certifications.
Experience
Safety Coordinator (Life Safety)
Sep 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Education
Walden University
Masters
2006 — 2009
National Fire Academy
Executive Fire Officer Program
2011 — 2015
University of Phoenix
Bachelors of Science
2002 — 2005
Skills
- Emergency Planning
- Criminal Investigations
- Homeland Security
- Fire Protection
- Investigation
- Fire Management
- Fire Suppression Systems
- Technical Rescue
- Paramedic
- Command
- Emergency Management
- Exercises
- Ambulance
- Supervisory Skills
- Hazardous Materials
- Military
- Firefighting
- Emt
- Rescue
- Life Safety
- Hazwoper
- Public Safety
- Crisis Management
- First Responder
- Counterterrorism
- Contingency Planning
- Police
- Incident Management
- Preparedness
- Emergency
- First Aid
- Ems
- Fire Service
- Patrol
- Firearms
- Disaster Response
- Policy
- Criminal Justice
- Cpr Certified
- Emergency Medical
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