At Large Directors :
Chief Ronald Blackwell
Chief Brett Bowman
Chief David Daniels
Chief John Eisel
Chief Todd LeDuc
Chief Gary Morris, Ret.
Chief Keith Padgett
Chief Jake Rhoades
Chief Randall Talifarro
Organizational Liaisons :
Fire Police Officer Steve Austin
(CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute)
Chief Jeff Cash (NVFC)
FF/Paramedic Mike Dubron (FCSN)
Mr. Rich Duffy (IAFF)
Battalion Chief Mike Gurley (FDSOA)
Chief Jason Hoevelmann (ISFSI)
Chief Rich Marinucci (NFFF)
Mr. Tim Merinar (NIOSH)
Mr. Allan Rice (NAFTD)
Mr. John Smithgall (DoD)
Mr. Bill Troup (USFA)
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
Ed Nied
Bio :
Ed Nied has been a member of the Tucson Fire Department for 16 years. He is currently assigned to the Training Division. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Fire Service Management from ASU and will graduate in spring of 2008 with a Master’s in Fire Administration from ASU. He is a member of the IAFC SHS Section Board of Directors. Ed also serves on the Arizona Fire Chief’s Safety Section and represents Tucson Fire Department on the Pima Fire Chiefs Committee, where he chairs the Safety Section. Ed is also co-founder and chair of the Southern Arizona Safety Officers, where numerous fire department safety officers meet once per quarter to share ideas, concerns, and training. Ed is the Fire Services Training Director for Pima College and is an adjunct faculty also at ASU. He is married to Pam for 24 years and has two daughters, Ashleigh, 19 and Maryssa, 16. Ed serves the community as President of the Board of Trustees at Desert Christian Schools as well as other organizations.
Ed Nied
