I first met Reda years ago when she took a few classes I was teaching in Phoenix. At the time, she was preparing for an upcoming Captain's exam. Her leadership abilities, passion, confidence, and the high level of respect her classmates showed towards her were clear indicators of her upcoming career successes. She gives a lot of herself to mentoring women and men who are interested in entering the fire service, and/or navigating through the fire service careers they've already began. For such a busy person, Reda gives back in so many ways to help others, whether the efforts are related to her career or part of her personal life. In a world ripe with both givers and takers - Reda is in every way a giver. It's not possible to cover all of Chief Reda Riddle-Bigler's experiences, contributions, and career-related activities in this brief overview, but hopefully these highlights help the readers understand what a truly incredible fire service treasure she is. In any organization, there are people who help decide and people who help do - and there are those who consistently excel at doing both. Reda is one who is willing and able to do both (decide and do) in ways that moves the PFD, as well as other departments and individuals, forward towards achieving their goals. Congratulations to Chief Riddle-Bigler on what is a very successful career. You are an incredible person and friend - and you set an excellent example for others.
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