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Hidden Figures: Fire Chief Rosemary R. Cloud

1,312 views · Published 16 March 2017 · 5:48 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: Sensei Aishitemasu · 2017 · Entertainment

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Rosemary R. Cloud made history when she became the first African American female Fire Chief in the United States.

Cloud, who was the East Point fire chief for 12 years, began three decades ago with Fire Department in the neighboring city of Atlanta. From there, Cloud began her rapid ascent up the ranks from firefighter to  chief officer. Her responsibilities have included managing up to 35 Fire Stations and 1,030 employees in the cities of Atlanta and East Point, and her last assignment with the Atlanta Fire Department was as Assistant Chief of Fire Operations at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. From there she was hired as Fire Chief by the City of East Point on May 6, 2002.

Among her list of many accomplishments is having served on the White House National Security Council, where she was an Appointed Subject Matter Expert on HSPD-8, and recommended revisions to The National Strategy for Homeland Security. She was inducted into the inWEM International Women in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Hall of Fame in 2010. She has also been featured in Who’s Who in Black Atlanta and Black Enterprise Magazine, and has received a Hall of Fame honor for exemplary service to mankind. She is the recipient of several awards including the prestigious Millennium Pacesetter Award from the Atlanta Business League. In addition, during her tenure as Fire Chief, her name was added to the list of “Atlanta’s Top 100 Black Women of Influence” by the Atlanta Business League.

Chief Cloud’s professional affiliations have included the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs, South Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Women in Fire Service, Women Chief Fire Officers where she served as Vice President, the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters – Black Chief Officers Committee, and the National Fire Protection Association. She also was a member of the Leadership Atlanta class 2007.

She developed and implemented more than 20 community service and safety programs during her illustrious tenure as fire chief of East Point before retiring in 2015.

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Links: 

'Fire Chief Creates Path for Others to Follow:'
http://southcobbhs.typepad.com/black_history_month/2012/02/fire-chief-creates-path-for-others-to-follow-.html

'First Black Woman Fire Chief Retires After 30 Years:'
http://www.blackenterprise.com/career/first-ever-black-woman-fire-chief-retires/

'Top Guns - Rosemary R. Cloud, Fire Chief:'
http://www.blackenterprise.com/mag/top-guns/2/

'Chief Rosemary R. Cloud:'
https://edionline.net/chief-rosemary-r-cloud/

'American Women Leaders:' 
https://books.google.com/books?id=LpUZDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=rosemary+r.+cloud&source=bl&ots=PVPtJmZenF&sig=0_rVjpDVhyg8a9YNUasTfu2fsbs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8nZbE8tnSAhVR52MKHeJBDdIQ6AEIRzAJ#v=onepage&q=rosemary%20r.%20cloud&f=false

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