Community Risk Reduction Captain

Captain Wayne Boyer was born in Ft. Pierce and is a graduate from Fort Pierce Westwood.  He was hired by the Fire District in 2006 and is in his 20th year overall in the fire service.  His current roles and responsibilities within the Community Risk Reduction Division is the Site Plan Developer, Fire Inspector/Investigator, and the Water Supply Officer (Liaison between water purveyors and the Fire District).  This is a managerial level position within the CRR Division as he provides mentorship, budgetary planning, and oversees many of the programs and projects such as FIREWISE, Planning and Developing Lists, Fire Marshal Lists, and the Fire District’s Water Supply Officer (ISO).  His education includes a Master’s degree in Public Safety Leadership with specialization in Emergency Management and minor in Fire Administration through Capella University.  His Bachelor’s degree is in Public Safety Administration through Indian River State College.

Captain Boyer has attended the Managing Officer Program at the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  He is a certified Life Safety Inspector 1, Instructor 3, Certified Fire and Explosive Investigator and a State of Florida Hazardous Materials Technician and Paramedic.  He is one of 463 internationally designated Fire Officers through the Center of Public Safety Excellence and holds the rank of MiFireE designation through the Institution of Fire Engineers.