Fire Marshal Ryan Parker Completes International Professional Designation Process

SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Fire Marshal Ryan Parker has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Fire Marshal” (FM). The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on January 15, 2024 to confer the designation. Ryan becomes one of only 238 FMs worldwide.

The designation program is a voluntary program designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate their excellence in seven measured components including experience, education, professional development, professional contributions, association membership, community involvement, and technical competence. In addition, all applicants are required to identify a future professional development plan.

The FM designation program uses a comprehensive peer review model to evaluate candidates seeking the credential. The Commission on Professional Credentialing awards the designation only after an individual successfully meets all the organization’s stringent criteria. Maintaining the designation requires recipients to show continued growth as well as adhere to a strict code of professional conduct.

Achieving this designation signifies Fire Marshal Parker’s career commitment to fire and emergency services. The Commission on Professional Credentialing, an entity of the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc., (CPSE) administers the designation program. The CPC consists of individuals from academia, federal and local government, and the fire and emergency medical services profession.

Mr. Parker has been involved with the fire service since 2006 when he joined the Meadow Volunteer Fire Department as a cadet.

Parker graduated in 2008 from South Johnston High School and 2012 from NC State University. He was a teacher for one year at South Johnston High, then became a firefighter with the City of Fayetteville, a position he held until 2016.  Later that year, he became an assistant fire marshal in Johnston County, and in August 2022 was named fire marshal.

Ryan Parker and his family reside in the Meadow community where he remains a volunteer with the Meadow Volunteer Fire Department.