Chief Ed Rice has 28 yrs. of Service with the District of Columbia Fire Dept. Prior to that he was a Firefighter in an Oil Refinery in Philadelphia for just shy of 7 years. He started in the volunteer fire service in 1980 and has been involved with the Apparatus Committee in DC for 24 plus years as either a Union Representative or a Fire Department Representative as well as being the Chairman for the last 9+ years. He is currently the Deputy Fire Chief of the Apparatus Division and is also an IAFC / EVMS (Emergency Vehicle Management Section) Eastern Division Board Member and Vice Chair of this section.

Contact Chief Rice: edward.rice@dc.gov