Section Officers :
Chair : Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder
Vice Chair : Chief Al Gillespie
Secretary : Chief Dan Gaumont
Treasurer : Chief Scott Kerwood

International Director : Chief I. David Daniels

At Large Directors :
Chief Rich Anderson, Ret.
Assistant Chief Brett Bowman
Chief Robert Dube
Battalion Chief Dennis Ham
Battalion Chief Danny Kistner
Chief Gary Morris
Deputy Chief Ed Nied
Battalion Chief Keith Padgett
Battalion Chief Matt Tobia

Organizational Liaison :
Fire Police Officer Steve Austin
(CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute)
Deputy Director Ricky Brockman (DoD)
Chief Jeff Cash (NVFC)
Mr. Phil Chovan (FDSOA)
Mr. Rich Duffy (IAFF)
Mr. Tim Merinar (NIOSH)
Chief Christopher Naum, Ret., SFPE (ISFSI)
Chief Gordon Routley, Ret. (NFFF)

Website Committee :
Chief Ricky Brockman (Chair)
Chief Dan Gaumont
Deputy Chief Kevin Brame
Chief Reggie Freeman
Lt. Nicol Juratovac
Safety Officer Peter McBride
Battalion Chief Keith Padgett
Chief Robert Stahl, Jr.

Staff Liaison :
Victoria Lee
Program Manager
International Association of Fire Chiefs
4025 Fair Ridge Drive, #300
Fairfax, VA 22033
Tel: 571-221-2813
Fax: 541-306-3775
Email: vlee@iafc.org


 
 




Nominations now open for the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section Awards

Nominations are now open for the annual Safety, Health and Survival Section Awards. These awards recognize both organizations and individuals of organizations (of any size or composition) that have made a significant contribution to the overall environment of health and safety in their organizations and/or the fire service. Awards will be presented at Fire-Rescue International 2008 in the following four categories:


  • Alan Brunacini Fire Service Executive Safety Award (co-sponsored by Provident Insurance)
  • Garry Briese IAFC Safety Performance Award
  • Safety Officer of the Year (co-sponsored by FDSOA)
  • Billy Goldfeder Fire Service Organizational Safety Award

Deadline for submitting nominations is June 1, 2008.

Download Award Nomination Guidelines


Congratulations to the 2007 SHS Section Award Winners!

  • Alan Brunacini Fire Service Executive Safety Award (co-sponsored by Provident Insurance) – Chief Ron Siarnicki, Ret. (National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)
  • Garry Briese IAFC Safety Performance Award – Chief I. David Daniels (Renton, WA)
  • Safety Officer of the Year (co-sponsored by FDSOA) – Assistant Chief Denise Pouget-Rankin (Montgomery County, MD)
  • Billy Goldfeder Fire Service Organizational Safety Award – Chief Douglas McBee, West Metro Fire Protection District (Lakewood, CO)


 
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