Gene McCarthy

Eugene (Gene) McCarthy brings more than 50 years’ experience and knowledge in business and public safety service to the SFD Governing Board. Gene served 3 years in the US Army prior to joining the Los Angeles Police Department as an Officer. He also served as a Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Captain, and EMS Coordinator in his career with Los Angeles County Fire Department and Whittier Fire. He was the Vice-President of Operations at Strategic Security Systems, Inc. and a contract Consultant with top secret clearance at the FBI Field Office in Los Angeles. Before his Board appointment, Gene volunteered on the SFD Citizens’ Advisory Committee in 2017 and as a Local Board Member on SFD’s Public Safety Pension Board. He and his wife, Jackie, moved to Sedona in 2014 and live in the Village of Oak Creek; they are a blended family with Gene having 3 children and 3 grandchildren; Jackie has 4 children and 1 grandchild. They are active members at Crestview Community Church.