Emergency Services

Brian Read

Assistant Chief – Operations

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Chief Read started his career in 1994 as a Firefighter with Rural/Metro in Scottsdale. In 1996, he obtained his Paramedic certification before promoting to Captain in 2000. He later joined Scottsdale Fire Department as a Captain in 2005. During his time at Scottsdale Fire Department, he was promoted to Battalion Chief in 2013 and again in 2018 to the rank of Deputy Chief, where he oversaw the Training Division and Administrative Services.

Chief Read completed his Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration from Grand Canyon University in 2006. Two years later, in 2008, he received his Master of Science in Leadership from Grand Canyon University. He also completed the Certified Public Manager Program at Arizona State University.

David Pohlmann

Deputy Chief – Training & EMS

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David Pohlmann began his career in 1996 as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with Southwest Ambulance and later, in 1998, became a Paramedic. In 1999 he was hired by the SFMD. During his time as a Firefighter, he established a private Emergency Medical Training Program that produced numerous paramedics and emergency medical technicians throughout Arizona.

In 2011 he became a registered nurse, and in 2013, he continued his academic pursuits and received his Bachelor of Science degree.

In 2014 SFMD pursued acquiring its own ambulance service. Chief Pohlmann was integral in obtaining our Certificate of Necessity (CON), and bringing the ambulance service to the Fire District. SFMD was awarded the CON in 2015, thus enhancing emergency medical services for our citizens.

Firefighter Pohlmann was promoted to Captain in 2015 and, in 2020, became the Emergency Medical Training Coordinator. His responsibilities shifted to the Fire District’s Covid-19 response, providing information to the citizens we serve, drafting policy, and educating employees on disease spread and clinical manifestation.

Chief Pohlmann lives with his wife Maria of 24 years and two sons, Tyler, 22, and Jonah, 20.