2018 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

Dennis Keane
District Chief
Virginia Beach Fire Department


Dennis Keane begin his firefighting service in 1973 as a member of the Sound Beach Fire Department on Long Island NY. He served with SBFD for 5 years before accepting a job as a firefighter for the Virginia Beach Fire Department on July 1, 1978. He has now been serving with the Virginia Beach Fire Department for 40 years where he has had the honor of working with the finest, most dedicated men and women in a number of assignments and blessed to have received a few promotions along the way. Serving at the rank of District Chief he has commanded the Special Operation division and currently serves as the District Chief for “B” shift. Chief Keane is an original member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team Virginia Task Force 2 and serves as the Task Force Leader Representative for the team. Chief Keane is an Adjunct Instructor with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs focusing primarily on Heavy Technical Rescue courses. In support of his hobby he serves as the Eastern Regional Director for the Old Dominion Fire Historical Society Chief Keane received his Associates Degree in Fire Science from Tidewater Community College and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management (minor in Leadership) from the University of Richmond. He is also a graduate of the West Point Leadership Course.

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