NEP "On Location" with BC Jeffrey Geitter, Columbus (OH) Division of Fire

In this episode of NEP "On Location," Mark Treglio is on location at Firehouse Expo in Columbus, Ohio and has a conversation with Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter, a more than 25-year fire service veteran with Columbus (OH) Division of Fire. Battalion Chief Geitter goes behind the scenes of some of the efforts the Columbus Division of Fire engages in when Firehouse Expo is in town and also talks with Mark about what it’s like to work for their department.

Mark Treglio is currently the Executive Vice President at NEP Services, where he manages the day to day operations of this rapidly growing tech and communications company that serves over 600 police and fire organizations nationwide.

Prior to joining NEP, Mark oversaw communications at the International Association of Fire Fighters. He was responsible for many of the union’s innovations and advancements in communications, including the Strategic Campaigns program and the IAFF Communications Training Academy.

Mark retired from the Jacksonville (FL) Fire & Rescue Department. He was the Communications Director for his home local, IAFF Local 122. During the great recession, he developed a communications strategy that successfully fended off an all out assault on the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund by national think tanks the Arnold Foundation, Americans For Prosperity, the Tea Party, the Pew Foundation and more.

Mark hails from a law enforcement family, with his father being a retired NYPD Detective and his brother working in Homeland Security. He has a degree in criminal justice and is working towards a degree in Emergency and Disaster management.