Division Chief Martha Ellis has been a public servant since 1993 and now serves as the executive director for the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association. She started her career as a hotshot firefighter/EMT with the National Forest Service, then moved into her 22-year career as a structural firefighter with the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Her career experience includes operations, training, ARFF and fire prevention, as well as serving as the Salt Lake City fire marshal for over 5 years. She concluded her career as the division chief over the Logistics, Emergency Management, and the Fire Intelligence Liaison programs for Salt Lake City. Chief Ellis has an associate’s degree in fire science, a master’s degree in homeland security from the Naval Postgraduate School, a master’s degree in legal studies from the University of Utah Law School, and a graduate certificate in conflict resolution and mediation. She is a graduate of the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executives in State and Local Government Leadership Program.
