Tonya Hoover Another amazing woman who deserves recognition during Woman’s History Month is the Deputy United States Fire Administrator, and current Acting United States Fire Administrator, Tonya Hoover. Her contributions to the safety of our nation are many. She has served as the Superintendent of the National Fire Academy; the California State Fire during Women’s History Month is the Deputy United States Fire Administrator, and current Acting United States Fire Administrator, Tonya Hoover. Her contributions to the safety of our nation are many. She has served as the Superintendent of the National Fire Academy; the California State Fire Marshal; and was promoted through
Marshal; and was promoted through the ranks to Battalion Chief in her local Fire Department early in her career. I won’t mention the other positions Tonya has held or this will look like a Resume. It’s easy to admire Chief Hoover for her leadership and all she has accomplished, as well as the example she sets for so many. Moving through the hierarchy of the fi re service is challenging for any man, and you can multiply that 10 fold for a woman. Yet here she is...the highest ranking fi re o ffi cial in the United States of America! She has already made fi re service history with many years left to go! I am blessed by my opportunities to work with Chief Hoover and I treasure our friendship! the ranks to battalion chief in her local fire department early in her career. I won’t mention the other positions Tonya has held or this will look like a resume. It’s easy to admire Tonya for her leadership and all she has accomplished, as well as the example she sets for so many. Moving through the hierarchy of the fire service is challenging for any man, and you can multiply that 10- fold for a woman. Yet here she is, acting as the highest-ranking fire official in the United States of America! She has already made fire service history with many years left to go! I am blessed by my opportunities to work with Chief Hoover, and I treasure our friendship!
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