HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association named Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Chief Jason Dougherty as the Fire Chief of the Year during its annual conference this week in Punta Gorda, Florida.
According to the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association, “This distinction was established to recognize a truly outstanding fire chief whose acts and deeds in their profession, home, community, and country, serve as an example and challenge for all other chief fire executives throughout Florida.”
Dougherty became the seventh Fire Chief in the history of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue in December 2023. The department stands as one of the largest fire service agencies in the state of Florida. Since taking over the role, Dougherty has managed the department’s operations, personnel development, and emergency service delivery for county residents and visitors…