Fire Chief Gerald Reardon was elected chairman of SAFECOM, a mission-guided and stakeholder-supported public-safety communications program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). Chief Reardon, a long-time member of SAFECOM, is a chief engineer commanding the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Fire Department, where he has served in various capacities for nearly 40 years.  Chief Reardon is affiliated with several other public-safety organizations, including the Fire Chief’s Association of Massachusetts, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Reardon Elected Chairman of SAFECOM