Mayor John Peyton appointed Martin Senterfitt as Chief of the Emergency Preparedness Division in June 2008.

Senterfitt is a 20-year veteran of JFRD and has been an executive-level participant in local, regional and statewide emergency management systems and responses on several occasions. This includes incidents such as the T2 Laboratories chemical plant explosion and the Berkman Plaza 2 parking garage collapse, both of which occurred locally in December 2007; numerous regional deployments to provide disaster relief to hurricane-ravaged areas, such as Harrison County in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina; responding to wildfires throughout Northeast Florida over the last decade; and serving on special assignment as JFRD's Super Bowl Coordinator when Jacksonville hosted the event in February 2005.

Prior to his appointment as Division Chief of Emergency Preparedness, Senterfitt served as one of JFRD's district chiefs and was responsible for a territory including nine fire stations on Jacksonville's Westside. He also served as deputy director in JFRD's Emergency Preparedness Division from February 2005 to July 2006.

Senterfitt earned his master's degree in public administration from the University of North Florida.

As chief of the Emergency Preparedness Division, Senterfitt directs a staff of 13 personnel.