The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department Foundation board of directors is comprised of members from within the ranks of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department along with private sector members from outside of the department.
Chief Luis Santiago began his career with the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department when he was appointed in May of 1984. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1988, Captain in 1993, Battalion Chief in 2000, Deputy/Assistant Chief in 2007, and was appointed Chief of Toledo Fire & Rescue Department on July 2, 2011. Chief Santiago holds various certificates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Incident Management System, the National Fire Academy and the United States Coast Guard. A member of the Lucas County Fire Chiefs, the Ohio Fire Chiefs Association and the International Association of Fire Chiefs, he also serves on the Advisory Board of the State Fire School at Bowling Green State University, the Board of Trustees of Knight Academy and is a former trustee of the Toledo Firefighter Health Plan.
Assistant Chief Marquardt was appointed to Toledo Fire & Rescue Department in 1996, and, spent most of her career at Station 16. Assistant Chief Marquardt was promoted to Lieutenant in 2007, then to Captain in 2009. April 1, 2011, she was promoted to Battalion Chief. She was promoted to Deputy/Assistant Chief on May 23, 2014. Assistant Chief Marquardt helped negotiate 3 collective bargaining agreements, two with Toledo Firefighters Local 92, and one with Toledo Fire Chiefs Association. Assistant Chief Marquardt has also served for nine years on the Toledo Firefighters Health & Welfare Board of Trustees, serving as chairperson for six of those years. During her career Assistant Chief Marquardt has also worked in the Bureau of Professional Standards, and the Training Academy. Assistant Chief Marquardt is a certified Fire Instructor for the State of Ohio, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Ohio State University. Assistant Chief Marquardt is currently serving as Assistant Chief , prior to this assignment she of the Battalion Chief of the Bureau of Professional Standards.
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