Meet our Fire Chief

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Carter Johnson

Fire Chief

The Montgomery County Emergency Service District #6 Board of Commissioners confirmed Carter Johnson as the Fire Chief in August 2012.

Chief Johnson's fire service journey began as a volunteer Firefighter with the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department. In 1997, he moved to the Porter Volunteer Fire Department. During his time as volunteer, Chief Johnson served as a company officer and District Chief. As the department transitioned from a volunteer department to a career department, so did Chief Johnson, serving as Assistant Chief.

Chief Johnson has earned an associate degree in Fire Protection Technology from the Lone Star College system and a Bachelor of Fire Service Administration from Texas A&M, San Antonio. He is also a Certified Fire Executive (CFE) with the Texas Fire Chiefs Association.

Chief Johnson serves as the Deputy State Coordinator for the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutal Aid System (TIFMAS) and has been deployed for complex wildfires and hurricanes in Texas, California, Louisiana, and Florida.

Chief Johnson is married to his high school sweetheart, Suzy, and they have two boys.

Website Accessibility Policy

Porter Fire Department - Montgomery County ESD #6 is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Porter Fire Department - Montgomery County ESD #6 has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 281-354-6666

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Porter Fire Department - Montgomery County ESD #6 has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Porter Fire Department - Montgomery County ESD #6 regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 281-354-6666.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.