Joe Pulvermacher

Joe Pulvermacher is the Fire Chief for the Village of Menomonee Falls (WI). He is a 2014 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program and is designated as a Chief Fire Officer (CFO) through Center of Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Service Management from Southern Illinois University and is a graduate of the Naval Post-Graduate Master’s Program (Center of Homeland Defense and Security).

Chief Pulvermacher is the sitting Vice Chair for the EFO Section. Joe is personally and professionally involved in the evaluation of training requirements in a constantly changing profession (affected generationally by a regularly changing workforce). He is motivated through positive impacts in work force development, succession planning, and organizational ownership.

Chief Pulvermacher is actively involved in the partnership between the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and the EFO Section - an effort to establish content and curriculum that addresses financial literacy for new and aspiring fire chiefs. Further, Chief Pulvermacher was a contributor to a guidance document authored by the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) the EFO Section. Chief Pulvermacher continues to participate in outreach throughout the fire service – to strengthen executive, administrative, and operational partnerships within our industry.