San José Fire Department
Stephanie Lau, ASHM, currently serves as the Safety Program Manager for the San José Fire Department, a position held since October 2021. Prior to this role, Stephanie Lau worked as the Safety Manager at Mineta San Jose International Airport from August 2000 to October 2021. Stephanie Lau holds a Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health with a concentration in Environmental Management from Columbia Southern University, completed between 2013 and 2017, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from California State University - East Bay, earned from 1989 to 1994.
San José Fire Department
The San José Fire Department (SJFD) is committed to serving the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and response. San José was founded in 1777 and is located in the South San Francisco Bay area within Santa Clara County, CA. It is the 10th largest city in the US and the 3rd largest in California. SJFD serves the city-proper and other Santa Clara County areas with a total population that exceeds 1 million. Responding to approximately 74,000 calls for service each year (from 33 Fire Stations), SJFD is a high-volume, high-performance, full-service fire department. In terms of critical infrastructure, SJFD is the emergency service provider for a number of high-hazard occupancies, including an International Airport; 1 municipal airport; 7 major hospitals (including 3 trauma centers, and 7 emergency departments); the SAP Center, home of the NHL San Jose Sharks, (maximum occupancy 20,000); San José State University (the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast), student population of 31,906; three super regional malls; and 516 high-rise structures.