BIO – MICHAEL MCKENDRICK

Assistant Fire Chief (Ret.), Tucson Fire Department

Founding Member

Mike McKendrick is a native Tucsonan and a 30-year fire service veteran. As assistant chief for the Tucson Fire Department’s Operations Division, he was responsible for all the emergency response forces for the City of Tucson. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in public fire administration from Cogswell College in Sunnyvale, California, and served on the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System board for 16 years. Mike’s previous community volunteer work includes seven years of coaching football and wrestling at Sabino High School, where he was named 2002 Southern Arizona Wrestling Coach of the Year.  He is a member of the Board of Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Union.