The Office of State Fire Marshal (SFM) is happy to announce Kory Leo as the agency’s first Director of Community Risk Reduction.
“Having a dedicated leader to take the agency’s Community Risk Reduction vision forward is something I’ve been anxious to have in place and I couldn’t be more proud to have a nationally-recognized fire educator in line to be that leader,” said DPS Principal Assistant, Chief Bryan J Adams.
Leo has almost 30 years in the fire and emergency services industry with the last seven years focused on Fire Safety Education as part of the Natchitoches Fire Department. This year, Leo was named a 2025 Star Educator by the NFPA.
The SFM began the foundation of its first Community Risk Reduction program at the end of 2022, which has included utilizing an innovative, web-based data assessment tool called CRAIG 1300. The data toll helps local fire departments see and follow trends in their call data that identify what their community’s highest risks are, as well as who are most at risk, in order to create public education campaigns around those metrics to then reduce those dangers throughout their communities. Leo will be taking the reins of that partnership program and expanding it to include a statewide public education initiative by the SFM.
“I’m very excited to work alongside those who have already created this foundation and to grow it,” said Leo, “I appreciate Chief Adams’ vision for ensuring Louisiana is a leader in Community Risk Reduction efforts across the country with the ultimate goal of saving lives.”