Fire Marshal

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.  As Fire Marshal in the Community Risk Reduction Division, he provides mentorship and professional development, and participates in the budget planning and administrative process.  This administrative level position is responsible for providing oversight of the following areas: code enforcement, fire investigations, site plan development, building plan review, public education, and the ISO process.  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 and one 189 Fire Marshals through the Center of Public Safety Excellence and holds the rank of MIFireE designation through the Institution of Fire Engineers.