Fogerson graduates from Navy leadership class

Nevada Emergency Manager and former East Fork Deputy Chief Dave Fogerson completed the Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security on Feb. 3.

Fogerson has been the state’s emergency manager since October 2020 when he came from the East Fork Fire Protection District.

He is a public safety professional with 30 years of experience and is certified as an emergency manager both nationally and in Nevada.

As the state’s emergency manager and Homeland Security chief, Fogerson oversees Nevada’s resilience toward disasters and terrorist incidents with a dedicated team of state and local emergency managers

He holds a masters of public administration, with an emphasis in emergency management.

The Nevada Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is an agency of the Nevada Office of the Military under Major Gen. Ondra Berry.

During the 12-month program, Fogerson collaborated with homeland security officials from across the nation on current policy, strategy, and organizational design challenges.

The NPS-CHDS students represent a snapshot of the homeland security enterprise, including professionals from the fields of emergency management, education, law enforcement, fire service, homeland security, public health, and city/county government.

Located at the Naval Postgraduate School, CHDS is the nation’s homeland security educator. ELP develop critical thinking, leadership, and policy skills during a rigorous 12-month program. CHDS is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Preparedness Directorate, within the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

For information, visit www.chds.us.