Jared Goff is a full time dad and husband. He currently serves the Commonwealth as the Virginia Department of Fire Programs, Chief of the Virginia Fire Marshal Academy. Jared retired from the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department as a captain and has over two decades of experience in emergency services, leadership, command, training, homeland security, fire investigation, and intelligence. Jared is a proud alumni from the Naval Postgraduate School – Center for Homeland Defense and Security where he conducted original research into the challenges that our nation’s first responders face when preparing for a Complex Coordinated Attack. He is also an alumni of Norwich University where he earned a master’s degree in Diplomacy with a concentration in International Terrorism.