Shane Ray

Shane Ray is chief of the Pleasant View (Tenn.) Volunteer Fire Department and associate director of Public Fire Protection for the National Fire Sprinkler Association. He began his fire service career in 1984, and was mayor of Pleasant View for six years. Ray received a bachelor's degree in fire protection administration with a minor in political science. Ray also completed the John F. Kennedy School of Government's senior executives program, the University of Maryland's leadership development program, and the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. He began teaching at the National Fire Academy in 2001, and was the 2005 FIRE CHIEF Volunteer Chief of the Year.