Allen Lewis is the fire chief of the Virginia Fire Department in Minnesota. He is an EFO graduate, a CPSE credentialed CFO and CEMSO as well as a nationally registered paramedic, certified IFSAC fire officer, instructor, and investigator with the Minnesota Fire Service Certification Board. Lewis has a master’s degree in public administration and is an adjunct professor in the College of Safety and Emergency Services at Columbia Southern University, where he teaches multiple courses.