am honored to pro fi le retired Fire Chief Rosemary Cloud during this Woman's History Month as a fi re service woman of great accomplishment and in fl uence! Mary Beth Michos
March is Women’s History Month and today I introduce Mary Beth Michos. This world class person has spent her lifetime in service to others. Having started her career as a Registered Nurse in a hospital, she went on to work on one of the nation’s fi rst Mobile Intensive Care Units in Montgomery County Maryland. It wasn’t long until Mary Beth joined the Montgomery County (MD) Fire Michos. This world-class woman as a registered nurse in a hospital, she went on to work on one of the nation’s first mobile intensive care units in Montgomery County, Maryland. It wasn’t long until Mary Beth joined the Montgomery
& Rescue Department as their EMS O ffi cer - and later transitioned to a sworn Fire fi ghter position. Long story short...Mary Beth promoted through the ranks to become Assistant Fire Chief in Montgomery County - and later became the FIre Chief in the Prince William County Fire Department. Her leadership skills and management expertise resulted in Mary Beth’s involvement at the highest levels in several National Fire Service Organizations. With the burning desire to assist others in their careers, Chief Michos, with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, established a leadership and management development program directed at creating future Fire Chiefs. Even in her retirement, Mary Beth Michos remains a role model and is one of the most recognized and respected Chiefs ever to work in the Fire Service! I think we’re all better professionals, and the nation a safer place to live, work, and play, because of the work of Chief Mary Beth Michos! County (Maryland) Fire & Rescue Department as their EMS Officer - and later transitioned to a sworn firefighter position. Long story short...Mary Beth promoted through the ranks to become assistant fire chief in Montgomery County - and later became the fire chief in the Prince William County (Virginia) Fire Department. Her leadership skills and management expertise resulted in Mary Beth’s involvement at the highest levels in several national fire service organizations. With the burning desire to assist others in their careers, Mary Beth, with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, established a leadership and management development program directed at creating future fire chiefs. Even in her retirement, Mary Beth Michos remains a role model and is one of the most recognized and respected chiefs ever to work in the fire service! I think we’re all better professionals, and the nation a safer place to live, work, and play, because of the work of Chief Mary Beth Michos!
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