Sheldon Gilbert Email & Phone Number

Currently serving as President of Denton County Emergency Services District No. 1 and No. 2. Previously served as Chief Executive Officer with Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCI). Former Fire Chief Sheldon GilbertSheldon Gilbert began his fire service career in 1984 as a Firefighter with the Fairview Fire Protection District. In 1986 he was hired with the Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District. On July 1, 1993, he joined the newly formed Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) where he ultimately promoted to the rank of Fire Chief. Prior to being a Firefighter, Chief Gilbert was a Alameda County Paramedic. He was instrumental in the creation and growth of the ACFD and established the Alameda County Fire Department First Responder Paramedic Program. Since 2012, Sheldon Gilbert has served as Paramedics Plus Interim Alameda County Chief Operating Officer and National Director of Business Development and Government Affairs.Sheldon Gilbert has a Fire Science Certificate from Modesto Junior College, received his Paramedic training from Stanford University Hospital/Foothill College, and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. He is a certified Executive Fire Officer from the National Fire Academy and is a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Sheldon Gilbert served as a Governor-Appointee and Chair of the California EMS Commission as well as co-chair to the Blue Ribbon Task Force following the Southern California Fire Sieges. Chief Gilbert served as a County Fire Department Representative on the FIRESCOPE Board of Directors and served for six years as President and immediate Past-President of the California Fire Chiefs Association. Chief Gilbert is the recipient of the California Fire Chiefs Association 2011 Fire Chief of the Year award. In addition, Sheldon received a California Emergency Medical Services Authority Distinguished Service Medal in 2012.

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