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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.

Three IFSTA attendees received their 10-year attendance awards during the 2023 IFSTA Summer Validation Conference July 8, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

IFSTA publishes 25 textbooks that support the FESHE model curriculum. Robust student and instructor support products are also available including eBooks and apps to ensure student success. These texts incorporate state of the art teaching and learning methods from the layout of the text to the complete curriculums that are available at no cost to instructors. Fully accessible content is available to meet the needs of students with disabilities. For more information, contact resources@osufpp.org

The Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) initiative is a project of the U.S. Fire Administration. FESHE provides model course outlines for fire related and EMS management courses in two and four year academic degree programs.

Learn more about IFSTA texts and ResourceOne at IFSTA.org

The election of officers for the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) National Advisory Committee (NAC) was held in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 8, 2022.

Fire Protection Publications Director, Craig Hannan, was elected NAC Chairman, effective immediately. This is a one-year term and a person is limited to serving a maximum of two consecutive terms. Previously, Hannan served as the vice chair of the NAC for two consecutive one year terms beginning in 2020.

Dr. Kenny Fent, research industrial hygienist at NIOSH and commander in the U.S. Public Health Service, was awarded the Dr. John Granito Award for Excellence in Fire Leadership and Management Research during the International Fire Service Journal of Management and Leadership’s Research Symposium held in conjunction with the 89th Annual IFSTA Validation Conference on July 9, 2022.