Joe Maruca is chief of the West Barnstable Fire Department on Cape Cod, MA. He served as a volunteer firefighter, lieutenant, captain, and EMT in three different departments over the past 46 years. He has served 20 years as fire chief. Joe is an attorney and a graduate of the Boston University Questrom School of Management. He is a director of the NVFC for the state of Massachusetts and holds the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence.