Truckee Meadows Fire Commissioners Name Interim Fire Chief

Reno, NV (Jan. 7, 2025) – Today, the Board of Fire Commissioners for the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) named Deputy Fire Chief Dale Way as the interim Fire Chief until a permanent Chief is named later this year. The move comes as Fire Chief Charles Moore retires on January 24.

A native Nevadan, Chief Way has nearly 30 years of experience in the Nevada fire service and has worked for Clark County, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas Fire Departments prior to beginning his service with Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue. Chief Way graduated from the National Labor College with a degree in Business Administration and from the College of Southern Nevada with degrees in Fire Science Technology and Fire Science Management.

With more than 20 years of Fire Prevention and Investigation experience, he maintains numerous professional certifications and designations from various certifying agencies; the Center for Public Safety Excellence (Chief Fire Officer & Fire Marshal Designation), International Code Council (Certified Fire Marshal & Building Official), National Fire Protection Association (Certified Fire Protection Specialist), and the National Association of Fire Investigators (Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator).

“We appreciate Chief Way stepping up to serve as Interim Fire Chief during the transition,” said Alexis Hill, Chair of the TMFPD Board of Fire Commissioners. “His experience and knowledge will serve us well during this time,” she said.

TMFPD Fire Chief Charles A. Moore will retire after 45 years in the fire service on January 24, 2025.  Chief Moore began his career as a volunteer firefighter and started his professional career in 1981 in Vail, Colorado. He has held many positions in the fire service, including firefighter, driver/operator, lieutenant, captain, and fire marshal.

Chief Moore has developed an agency focused on high-performing Advanced Life Support (ALS) and has started several programs designed to help reduce the risk of wildfire.

Some programs and initiatives under Chief Moore’s leadership include expanding the Fire District’s paramedic and ambulance program, creating a new wildland fuels division and completing Station 33 on Foothill Drive. A groundbreaking was recently held to expand Station 37 in Hidden Valley, and other stations are being designed for Washoe Valley and Interstate 80 near the Mustang Exit. Under

Chief Moore’s tenure, new fire apparatus, including a ladder truck, multiple ambulances, and state-of-the-art fire and brush engines were put into service. Chief Moore also instituted bi-yearly green waste collection days, enabling residents to dispose of their dry and dead vegetation in an effort to encourage citizens to create defensible space.

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