Pablo Lugo is a 32-year fire and emergency services veteran. He joined the Douglas County Fire Department in 1992 as an emergency medical technician and has risen through the ranks of the department to the position of Assistant Chief.

As an Assistant Fire Chief he supervises, leads, and directs the activities of one or more of the divisions in the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department. He participates in planning, developing policy, and resolving departmental problems and issues within the department as a whole and their area of assignment; he is responsible for fiscal management; and represents the Fire Chief and the department in various situations.

He presents programs on Fire and EMS initial education, Fire and EMS continuing education. These classes include leadership, instructor development, officer development, fire ground tactics, incident command, and firefighter safety and survival.

In the field of emergency medical services, Pablo is a Georgia State Certified Paramedic, Georgia Certified Paramedic Instructor, CPR instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, Prehospital Trauma Life Support instructor, and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Instructor

He holds several National Proficiency Qualifications certifications including Fire Fighter 1, Fire Fighter 2, Fire Officer 1, Fire Officer, Fire Officer 3, Fire Officer 4, Instructor 1, Instructor 2, Arson Investigator, Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Georgia State Evaluator, Structural Fire Control instructor.

He holds a bachelor’s degree of science, a master’s degree and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Officer program.