Robert Brisley

Captain Brisley is in his 22nd year as a member of the Charlotte Fire Department. He currently is in his 12th year as the Public Information Officer for the Charlotte Fire Dept.

Brisley is a USAF Medic veteran with assignments in Texas and England. He has an Associate Degree in Fire Science technology from Central Piedmont Community College.

Rob continues to remain an active member with the National Information Officer Association, International Association of Fire Chiefs, and the International Association of Firefighters. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for both the Charlotte Soccer Club and the Do The Right Thing program. He is past Director of the Safe Kids Coalition for the Charlotte, NC district.

Captain Brisley has responded to many incidents where a PIO was needed and can make a difference by having a positive working relation with the media.

In January of 2005, Brisley responded to the call for service and worked for 28 days as part of a disaster management team in Phuket, Thailand after the tsunami struck South East Asia. Also, in the fall of 2005, within days of the City Charlotte receiving nearly two-thousand evacuees from Hurricane Katrina area Rob found himself, again in a disaster zone, working for 20 days in the greater New Orleans area.

His CFP number is 328.

Agency: Charlotte Fire Department