David Rhodes is a 30-year fire service veteran currently with the City of Atlanta Fire Department. He is a Chief Elder for the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, a member of the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) Executive Advisory Board, a Hands-on Training Coordinator for FDIC, an Editorial Advisor and author for Fire Engineering Magazine, and an Adjunct Instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy. He serves as the Incident Commander for the Georgia Emergency Management - Metro Atlanta All Hazards Incident Management Team and is a Task Force Leader for the Georgia Search and Rescue Team. He is president of Rhodes Consultants, Inc. which provides public safety training, consulting and promotional assessment centers.