Eric Valliere has served in the fire service since 1991, beginning his career as a Firefighter with the Mesa Fire Department (AZ). In 2005, he joined the Scottsdale Fire Department (SFD) as a Battalion Chief during its transition to a municipal organization. Throughout his career, he has led and managed every major division of the fire service, including Operations, EMS, Training, Prevention & Community Risk Reduction, Resource/Logistics/Fire Fleet, Administration/HR, and Safety, Health & Wellness. Chief Valliere retired from SFD as the Assistant Fire Chief over Professional Services. He holds a BSBA in Finance and the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD).
Chief Valliere has served on the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) Board since 2013 and became the association’s Chief Executive Officer in 2025. He has played a prominent role in Phoenix regional automatic-aid initiatives and Fire Department Labor-Management Teams. His regional leadership includes serving as Co-Chair of the Valley Safety Officers (VSO) Committee, Co-Chair of the Regional Operations Consistency Committee (ROCC), Chair of the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association Safety Section, Arizona State Advocate for the NFFF Everyone Goes Home Program, and membership in both the IAFC Safety, Health & Survival Section and the Metro Chiefs Section. He also works with the Drexel FIRST Center as an instructor for their grant-funded Safety Climate Program and serves on the Center’s Advisory Board.
Chief Valliere is dedicated to strengthening safety culture at the local, regional, and national levels. His work focuses on advancing risk management, expanding access to innovative safety education, and fostering consistent, sustainable safety practices across the fire service through principled and proactive leadership.