Donna Black Donna Black is the Fire Chief in the Town of Duck, North Carolina. Duck is a combination Fire Department - which means it is made-up of both volunteers and paid fi re fi ghters. Starting as a volunteer, Donna worked her way through the ranks (as both a paid and volunteer fi re fi ghter) culminating in 2006 when she became the Fire Chief. She now has more than 22 years of fi re and emergency services experience, including expertise in the area of emergency management. When Chief Black began her career in Duck, it was an all volunteer department. Through her leadership, the organization transitioned to a combination organization to better meet the service delivery needs of the community. Managing an organization with volunteer members comes with unique challenges that require keen leadership, communications, and interpersonal skills to be e ff ective. Integrating career members into the mix makes the process even a little more challenging. Donna does an excellent job as a fi re chief and as a role model - so highlighting some of her fi re service contributions during Women's History Month is an honor for me. Chief Black is very active within the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) into the mix makes the process even a little more challenging. Donna does an excellent job as a fi re chief and as a role model - so highlighting some of her fi re service contributions during Women's History Month is an honor for me. Chief Black is very active within the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Donna Black is the fire chief in the Town of Duck, North Carolina. Duck is a combination fire department, which means it is made-up of both volunteers and paid firefighters. Starting as a volunteer, Donna worked her way through the ranks (as both a career and volunteer firefighter) culminating in 2006 when she became the fire chief. She now has more than 22 years of fire and emergency experience, including expertise in the area of emergency management. When Donna began her career in Duck, it was an all-volunteer department. Through her leadership, the organization transitioned to a combination department to better meet the service delivery needs of the community. Managing an organization with volunteer members comes with unique challenges that require keen leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to be effective. Integrating career members into the mix makes the process even a little more challenging. Donna does an excellent job as a fire chief and as a role model so highlighting some of her fire service contributions during Women’s History Month is an honor for me.
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