In addition to being the Fire Chief, Chief Warren served as the Acting Police Chief and Acting Utilities Director for the City of Corona. In his capacity as Fire Chief along with the “Acting” assignments he has worked closely with all of the other municipal departments creating collaborative solutions to city wide problems.
He previously served as a Division Chief and Deputy Chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection/San Bernardino County Fire Department and Mutual Aid Operational Area Coordinator. While serving there he managed the department and oversaw all emergency operations, including fire suppression, Emergency Medical and Rescue Services. He also served with the U.S. Forest Service for 15 years in Fire Management which included suppression, prescribe fire and fuels management. He has experience at the Federal, State, County and local level. He has over 40 years’ experience in the fire service, serving on major emergency incidents throughout the United States, from major fires to hurricanes and earthquakes. Chief Warren served on a California Emergency Incident Management Team. He has presented discussions on large scale emergency incident management to other state emergency organizations in almost all 50 U.S. States and Territories, and at the annual International Association of Fire Chiefs conference.
Professional Experience
• President of the California Fire Chiefs Association from 2004-2006
• Legislative Director for the California Fire Chiefs Association 1998-2002
• President-elect California Fire Chief’s Association 2002-2004
• 15 years fire chief of the City of Corona Fire Department
• Governor’s Homeland Security Public Safety Advisory Council 2004-2008
• Public Safety Policy Committee for the League of California Cities 1998-2004
• Governor’s appointee to the California Emergency Council in 2006-2010
• Appointed by the Governor to chair the Blue Ribbon Commission Task Force after the 2003 and 2007 fires from 2004-2008.
• Appointed by the Governor to the Emergency and Terrorism Response Training Advisory Committee 2004-2008
• Member of the State Terrorism Threat Assessment Advisory Group 2004-2008
• Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Operational Area Coordinator 2005-2008
Relative Experience
• Senior Associate Consultant Diamante Partners 2008-2010
• Assistant Director of National Programs and Technical Expert/Consultant to the International Association of Fire Chiefs and DHS
• Lead on the development of Mutual Aid Net, an automated dispatching system
• State Advocate for the “Everyone Goes Home” safety initiative
• Chaired the California Incident Command Certification System Approving Authority for Riverside County
• Assisted with managing the State’s response to hurricane Katrina and the attacks on September 11, 2001
• Participated on the pension negotiating process with the Governor
• Served on the SB 402 Binding Arbitration negotiating committee, representing management and local government
• Chaired a public safety coalition made up of California State Sheriff’s Association, California Police Chiefs Association, California Highway Patrol,
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), addressing statewide funding and terrorism issues
• Extensive experience in prescribe fire and fuels management
Associated Professional Accomplishments
• Presidents Award for Fire Chief of the Year, two years in a row from the California Fire Chief’s Association
• Recognition for serving on the Board of Directors for the Alternatives to Domestic Violence
• Member of Rotary International
• Chaired the Corona Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Recognition Awards Banquet
• Formed the Corona Fire Safety Foundation
• Co-founder of the Inland Empire Division of the Burn Institute
• Chair of the American Cancer Society dinner/fund raising event for the Inland Empire
• Chair of the annual Leukemia Society fund raiser
• Served as Incident Commander on the “Old Topanga” fire, known as the Malibu Fire 1993
• Served as Area Commander on the Northridge Earthquake 1994
• Served on a California Incident Management Team
Project Summary
• Project Manager in the development of the Washoe County, Nevada, Fire and EMS Master Plan and a Fire Prevention Fee Analysis.
• Technical Expert/Consultant preparing Mutual Aid Plan for the states of Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Tennessee, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii
and the Pacific Island Territories of Guam,
Palau, Marianna’s, Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Saipan and the Federated States of Micronesia
• Technical Expert/Consultant representing the fire service of the United States on cross border interoperability issues,
operational and functional with Canada
• Facilitated and supervised the writing of the Fire/Rescue Mutual Aid Plan for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada
He previously served as a Division Chief and Deputy Chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection/San Bernardino County Fire Department and Mutual Aid Operational Area Coordinator. While serving there he managed the department and oversaw all emergency operations, including fire suppression, Emergency Medical and Rescue Services. He also served with the U.S. Forest Service for 15 years in Fire Management which included suppression, prescribe fire and fuels management. He has experience at the Federal, State, County and local level. He has over 40 years’ experience in the fire service, serving on major emergency incidents throughout the United States, from major fires to hurricanes and earthquakes. Chief Warren served on a California Emergency Incident Management Team. He has presented discussions on large scale emergency incident management to other state emergency organizations in almost all 50 U.S. States and Territories, and at the annual International Association of Fire Chiefs conference.
Professional Experience
• President of the California Fire Chiefs Association from 2004-2006
• Legislative Director for the California Fire Chiefs Association 1998-2002
• President-elect California Fire Chief’s Association 2002-2004
• 15 years fire chief of the City of Corona Fire Department
• Governor’s Homeland Security Public Safety Advisory Council 2004-2008
• Public Safety Policy Committee for the League of California Cities 1998-2004
• Governor’s appointee to the California Emergency Council in 2006-2010
• Appointed by the Governor to chair the Blue Ribbon Commission Task Force after the 2003 and 2007 fires from 2004-2008.
• Appointed by the Governor to the Emergency and Terrorism Response Training Advisory Committee 2004-2008
• Member of the State Terrorism Threat Assessment Advisory Group 2004-2008
• Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Operational Area Coordinator 2005-2008
Relative Experience
• Senior Associate Consultant Diamante Partners 2008-2010
• Assistant Director of National Programs and Technical Expert/Consultant to the International Association of Fire Chiefs and DHS
• Lead on the development of Mutual Aid Net, an automated dispatching system
• State Advocate for the “Everyone Goes Home” safety initiative
• Chaired the California Incident Command Certification System Approving Authority for Riverside County
• Assisted with managing the State’s response to hurricane Katrina and the attacks on September 11, 2001
• Participated on the pension negotiating process with the Governor
• Served on the SB 402 Binding Arbitration negotiating committee, representing management and local government
• Chaired a public safety coalition made up of California State Sheriff’s Association, California Police Chiefs Association, California Highway Patrol,
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), addressing statewide funding and terrorism issues
• Extensive experience in prescribe fire and fuels management
Associated Professional Accomplishments
• Presidents Award for Fire Chief of the Year, two years in a row from the California Fire Chief’s Association
• Recognition for serving on the Board of Directors for the Alternatives to Domestic Violence
• Member of Rotary International
• Chaired the Corona Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Recognition Awards Banquet
• Formed the Corona Fire Safety Foundation
• Co-founder of the Inland Empire Division of the Burn Institute
• Chair of the American Cancer Society dinner/fund raising event for the Inland Empire
• Chair of the annual Leukemia Society fund raiser
• Served as Incident Commander on the “Old Topanga” fire, known as the Malibu Fire 1993
• Served as Area Commander on the Northridge Earthquake 1994
• Served on a California Incident Management Team
Project Summary
• Project Manager in the development of the Washoe County, Nevada, Fire and EMS Master Plan and a Fire Prevention Fee Analysis.
• Technical Expert/Consultant preparing Mutual Aid Plan for the states of Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Tennessee, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii
and the Pacific Island Territories of Guam,
Palau, Marianna’s, Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Saipan and the Federated States of Micronesia
• Technical Expert/Consultant representing the fire service of the United States on cross border interoperability issues,
operational and functional with Canada
• Facilitated and supervised the writing of the Fire/Rescue Mutual Aid Plan for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada