Please join us in congratulating Karla Klas, Managing Director of Injury Prevention and Community Outreach at the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center.
Karla has a 30-plus year career in trauma/burn critical care nursing, mentoring, research, injury prevention, public education, professional development training, and community risk reduction.
Courtesy of CSFI: She has developed many programs in burn and fire prevention, which have reached all 50 states and over 150 countries. And much of her work has involved collaborations with state and national organizations, including the International Association of Fire Fighters Burn Foundation, the National Fire Protection Association, the American Burn Association and Vision 20/20.
“Karla's passion and dedication to fire safety education truly embody the spirit of this award,” said Chief Mary Cameli, Chair of the IFSTA Executive Board. “She is an exceptional leader who has inspired others to follow her lead in advancing fire safety education in the U.S. and in other parts of the world.”
“Like the late-Dr. Anne W. Phillips, Karla Klas has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to fire prevention as the basis for reducing the toll of fire in this country,” said Jim Estepp, President of the Congressional Fire Services Institute. "My fellow board members and I take great pride in recognizing national leaders in fire safety education with this award to give them the recognition they deserve.”
The award recognizes individuals for outstanding achievements at the national level in fire safety education. For more about the Anne W. Phillips Award see: https://www.cfsi.org/awards/anne-phillips-award/.
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