Idaho Falls Fire Chief graduates from executive program Share This The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Fire Department. The Idaho Falls Fire Department is proud to announce that one of the department’s chief fire officers recently graduated from the four-year Executive Fire Officer Program. Paul Radford, who was also recently promoted to deputy chief of administration, attended a remote graduation ceremony earlier this week. “Chief Radford’s selection into the program is significant because the program is highly competitive, and only administrative level chiefs are accepted,” explains Fire Chief Duane Nelson. “The fact that Paul was working on his EFO while taking on additional departmental responsibilities and in the midst of a global pandemic speaks volumes of his commitment to this department and our community,” adds Nelson.