David Rocha

Experience

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  City of San Leandro

  Apr 1987 - Jun 1995

  Firefighter, Fire Engineer and Fire Captain
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  International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 55

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2005

  Executive Board Member

  IAFF Local 55 represents more than 700 full-time professional firefighters in Alameda County and the City of Oakland.

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  Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  Jan 1993 - Jun 2020

  • Advisory Board Member, Fire Service Technology

    Jan 2006 - Jun 2020

  • Adjunct Faculty Instructor

    Jan 1993 - Jan 2008
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  Alameda County Fire Department

  Jul 1995 - Aug 2020

  The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, the cities of Dublin, Emeryville, Newark, San Leandro, and Union City, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 29 fire stations and 35 companies, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and ranch land regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic, and diverse community of roughly 394,000 people over 508 square miles. Show less

  • Fire Chief

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2020

  • Fire Chief, Interim

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  • Deputy Fire Chief

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2013

  • Assistant Chief / Battalion Chief

    Jun 2001 - Dec 2006

  • Fire Captain

    Jul 1995 - Jun 2001
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  FIRESCOPE

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Task Force Member
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  FIRESCOPE

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2017

  The FIRESCOPE program originated in Southern California, organized under the acronym, “FIrefighting REsources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies” in 1972. By legislative action, the FIRESCOPE Board of Directors and the Office of Emergency Services Fire and Rescue Service Advisory Committee were consolidated into a working partnership on September 10, 1986. This consolidation represents all facets of local, rural, and metropolitan fire departments, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), and federal fire agencies.Through this partnership, FIRESCOPE was established as a statewide program under the redefined acronym “FIrefighting RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies.” To further support FIRESCOPE’s statewide program, CALFIRMS (CALifornia Fire Information Resource Management Systems) in Northern California joined with FIRESCOPE as the Northern Operations Team. Under provisions set forth by Senate Bill 27, chaptered on October 2, 1989, under Health and Safety Code Section 13070, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and the State Fire Marshal (SFM) are to jointly establish and administer the FIRESCOPE Program.The organization of the Cal OES Advisory Board and the organization of FIRESCOPE are to deal with mutual aid, cooperative agreements, and fire/rescue regional policy issues and to advise the Director of Cal OES in matters of statewide importance. Show less

  • Operations Team Member

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2017

  • Board Of Directors

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2012
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  California Fire Chiefs Association

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2020

  Executive Board Member

  The California Fire Chiefs Association (CalChiefs) is a large and diverse professional association whose vision is to be the voice of the California Fire Service. CalChiefs membership comes from the more than 800 fire agencies operating in the State of California. Member organizations consist of municipal fire service agencies and fire districts (paid, combination & volunteer), state and federal government agencies, and corporate fire brigades. Our members range from fire chiefs, executive staff officers, administrative support staff, EMS personnel, associated colleagues from fire service support organizations, and vendors. Show less

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  California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

  Nov 2014 - May 2020

  Fire & Rescue, Region II Coordinator

  California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Region II is comprised of 16 counties within the "Coastal Region". Within the region there are 151 incorporated cities. The total population of all cities and counties in the Coastal region is 8,090,270. The Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC), a unit within the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) coordinates mutual aid for CalOES Region II Fire & Rescue.

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  California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Chairperson

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Vice Chair

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
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  CAL FIRE

  May 2019 - now

  State Board of Fire Services (Appointed by Governor Newsom)

  Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the State Board of Fire Services (SBFS). SBFS is an 17-member advisory board to the California State Fire Marshal. The Board is comprised of representatives of fire service labor, fire chiefs, fire districts, volunteer firefighters, city and county government, Office of Emergency Services, and the insurance industry. The Board is chaired by the California State Fire Marshal.The Board provides a forum for addressing fire protection and prevention issues of statewide concern; develops technical and performance standards for training of fire service personnel; accredits curriculum; establishes policy for the certification system for the California Fire Service; advises the State Fire Marshal on dissemination of regulations; and sits as an appeals board on the application of California State Fire Marshal regulations. Show less

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  San Francisco Department of Emergency Management

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2023

  Regional Program Manager

  Sustain and improve the regions capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from catastrophic disasters. Multi-disciplinary programs comprised of local, state, and federal partners working to strengthen public safety through preparedness.

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  AP TRITON, LLC

  Aug 2023 - now

  Having completed hundreds of projects throughout United States, the AP Triton team are industry experts in EMS optimization and feasibility studies, financial cost recovery, consolidations, fire station location and engineering studies, master plans, community risk assessments, standards of cover, strategic plans – all customized to meet clients’ specific needs. With extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing programs including valuing fire protection and EMS delivery systems, as well as intimate knowledge of state and federal cost-recovery programs. Show less

  • Division Manager

    May 2024 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Aug 2023 - May 2024