Todd LeDuc

Assistant Chief, Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office's Department of Fire-Rescue

Todd J. LeDuc, MS, CFO, CEM, MIFirE is an assistant chief with Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office's Department of Fire-Rescue, an internationally accredited career department of nearly 800 members. He holds a master's in executive fire service leadership and is credentialed as a chief fire officer and certified emergency manager. He also holds member status in the Institute of Fire Engineers, is an elected board of director member for the International Association of Fire Chief's Safety, Health & Survival Section and an advisory board member of IAFC publication On Scene

LeDuc is a peer reviewer for both professional credentialing and agency accreditation. He has served as a consultant for agencies in over a dozen states in performing strategic and master plans, department evaluations and consolidation feasibility studies. He is a frequently national speaker and publishers regularly. He was the charter president of the National Association of EMS Quality Professionals and has authored several successful multi-million dollar federal grants. He has severed in the roles of EMS Chief, Accreditation & Professional Standards Chief and Chief of Operations during his 23 year tenure with Broward County. He is also adjunct faculty with Anna Marie College in Massachusetts. 

Posts by Todd LeDuc

in Mutual Aid May. 16, 2013

Successful succession is no accident

Business literature has numerous examples of successful businesses built on the model of visionary chief executive officer who drove the organization....More
in Mutual Aid May. 8, 2013

Applying fire-prevention strategies to public-health initiatives

The fire service successfully has mitigated community risk through fire prevention effors and suppression systems. These efforts have made....More
in Mutual Aid Apr. 10, 2013

Interest-based bargaining provides flexible labor-management solutions

In essence, the parties use their desired outcomes as the starting point for discussion, without first framing how they would like to achieve those....More
in Mutual Aid Apr. 2, 2013

Understanding risk assessment, critical tasking

Often times, enhanced staffing levels may be met with skeptical questioning; critical task analysis provides a very efficient overview of exactly why....More
in Mutual Aid Mar. 11, 2013

3 tips to finding strategic organizational focus for lasting success

Recent business literature highlights several key factors for sustainable success: a crisp organization vision that is crafted around a highly....More
in Mutual Aid Feb. 27, 2013

Imagine how robotics could improve firefighter safety

Recently, a well-respected fire service colleague and friend asked me and several others what we thought the fire service would look like in a decade....More
in Mutual Aid Feb. 20, 2013

How to create a balanced scorecard, track fire department performance

A balanced score card let you monitor key metrics — both internal and external — of organizational success. These metrics can be set to different....More
in Mutual Aid Feb. 8, 2013

How to combat firefighter obesity

Between 7% and 10% of firefighters have a BMI over 35 which puts them in the extremely high-risk "severe obesity" category....More
in Mutual Aid Jan. 31, 2013

Tips to improving FIRE grant application success

Fortunately, Congress has re-appropriated both FIRE and SAFER grant programs with substantial funds. But successfully completing the grant-....More
in Mutual Aid Jan. 16, 2013

How to prepare your RIT for a mayday call

NFPA 1407 can be used as template to create standard operating guidelines and training evolutions that will ensure your RIC operations are robust and....More