Dennis L. Rubin
Dennis L. Rubin is the principal partner in the fire protection-consulting firm D.L. Rubin & Associates. The firm provides training, course development and independent review of policy and procedures for all types of fire-rescue agencies. Rubin is currently working on several significant projects to include leadership, operational and supervisory training programs for various clients.
Chief Rubin’s experience in fire and rescue service spans more than 35 years. He has served as a company grade officer, command level officer,and fire chief in several major cities including Norfolk, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, DC. In 1994, Rubin served as the President of the State Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia. Rubin was the host Fire Chief for the 1999 Southeastern Fire Chiefs Association conference held in Dothan, Alabama. He served on several committees with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, including a two-year term as the Health and Safety Committee Chair. Chief Rubin was the host Fire Chief for the “Wingspread IV and V” conferences held in 1996 and 2006.
Chief Rubin’s educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Administration from the University of Maryland and Associates in Applied Science Degree in Fire Science Management from the Northern Virginia Community College. Chief Rubin is a 1993 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officers Program (EFOP). Rubin is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM); and a certified Incident Safety Officer as well has obtained the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) and Chief Medical Officer Designation (CMO) presented by the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
Rubin’s teaching credentials are significant. They include a field instructorship with the University of Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute and Associate Instructorships 89with the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and Rio Salado Community College in Mesa, Arizona. Rubin has been an adjunct faculty member of the National Fire Academy since 1983. At the National Fire Academy he instructed, as well as developed, many courses. Rubin is a popular speaker and lecturer at the local, state, national and international levels.
Rubin is the author of a non-fiction book entitled Rubes Rules for Survival that is available through PennWell Publishing. He is a long-standing contributing editor of FIREHOUSE Magazine,and has written more than 150 technical articles related to fire department operations, administration, training, and safety.
Chief Rubin has a strong commitment to community service and lives in Washington, D.C. He has three children — Dennis II, Andrea, and Ashley — and one grandchild named Luke.