STILLWATER, Okla. – Paul Valentine, former International Fire Service Training Association Executive Board vice chair, received his IFSTA emeritus status award during the 2023 IFSTAⓇ Summer Validation Conference, July 8, 2023.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Paul Valentine, former International Fire Service Training Association Executive Board vice chair, received his IFSTA emeritus status award during the 2023 IFSTAⓇ Summer Validation Conference, July 8, 2023.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Mark S. Pare, the Rhode Island Fire Academy director, received his IFSTA emeritus award during the 2023 IFSTAⓇ Summer Validation Conference, July 8, 2023.
STILLWATER, Oklahoma – In partnership with the International Fire Service Training Association, École Nationale des Pompiers du Québec has completed a French translation for Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition.
STILLWATER, Oklahoma - Tom Jenkins, fire chief for the Rogers Fire Department, Rogers, Arkansas; was reappointed to the International Fire Service Training Association Executive Board during the 2023 IFSTAⓇ Winter Meeting, January 12, 2023.
Tom Jenkins has served as the Rogers Fire Department fire chief since 2009. Prior to his arrival in Arkansas, he served as deputy chief for the Sand Springs Fire Department in Oklahoma.
Dr. Larry Collins, retired Eastern Kentucky University Safety, Security & Emergency Department associate dean, Richmond, Kentucky, completed eight years of service to the IFSTAⓇ Executive Board during the 2023 IFSTAⓇ Winter Meeting in January.
Larry has an associate of science degree in Fire Science Technology, a bachelor’s in Industrial Arts/Technology Education, and a master’s and doctorate of education in Technology Education.
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We are pleased to announce the 2023 recipient of the Congressional Fire Services Institute and International Fire Safety Training Association's Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education.
Please join us in congratulating Peg Paul, Peg Paul & Associates president and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition communications manager in Frankfort, Illinois.
Paul founded Peg Paul & Associates in 2000 and has worked with numerous organizations including the National Fire Protection Association. Paul has been involved with HFSC since 1998.
Fire Service Organization (Appointed)
Gordon Lohmeyer serves the IFSTA® Board of Directors as a representative of the North American Fire Training Directors.
Chief Mary Cameli to lead the International Fire Service Training Association as the Executive Board Chair.
Mary Cameli, Fire Chief of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department in Phoenix, Arizona, was elected as the International Fire Service Training Association Executive Board Chair during IFSTA’s 89th Annual Validation Conference on July 9, 2022. Chief Cameli is IFSTA’s first female executive board chair.
Cindy Brakhage with her remembrance book during her retirement party in 2021.
Cindy Brakhage, retired Fire Protection Publications senior editor, was awarded the Marvin L. Austin Distinguished Leadership Award during the International Fire Service Training Association’s 89th Annual Validation Conference on July 9, 2022.