Gregory B. Cade

Gregory B. Cade is the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistant Administrator (Fire Administrator) for the United States Fire Administration (USFA).  Appointed in May 2007, Assistant Administrator Cade is responsible for supporting state and local fire service programs as well as implementing FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison's initiatives for emergency readiness, firefighter training, and equipment.

Before accepting this post, Assistant Administrator Cade was the Fire Chief/Emergency Services Coordinator for the City of Virginia Beach (VA) Fire Department. From 1998-2007, he managed 900 personnel with a $38 million operating budget. He also oversaw the Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue Team and operated 19 fire/rescue stations covering 311 square miles of land and 35 miles of Atlantic and Chesapeake coastline out to the international line.

He began his career in Prince George’s County Maryland as an entry-level firefighter. He performed in the areas of risk management, budget analyst, training instructor, rose through the ranks to his last assignment as the Bureau Chief, Division of Fire/Rescue before leaving and becoming Fire Chief of the City of Hampton (VA) in 1992.  His emergency management experience includes activities related to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from several Presidentially-declared man-made and natural disasters.

Assistant Administrator Cade earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland and completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.  He received the Victoria J. Adams Award for Excellence in Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs in 1997 and holds positions in several professional associations.  Assistant Administrator is also past vice president of the National Society of Executive Fire Officers.