Section Officers :
Chair : Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder
Vice Chair : Chief Matt Tobia
Secretary : Commissioner Dave Fischler, Ret.
Treasurer : Chief Scott Kerwood

International Director : Chief I. David Daniels

At Large Directors :
Chief Brett Bowman
Chief Robert Dubé
Chief Scott Goodwin
Chief Danny Kistner
Chief Gary Morris, Ret.
Chief Ed Nied
Chief Keith Padgett
Chief John Sullivan
Chief Randall Talifarro

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


 
 
 Keith Padgett
Bio :

Keith Padgett is currently with the Fulton County Fire Department which serves the unincorporated area around the City of Atlanta. He has served for over 25 years promoting through the ranks to his present position of Battalion Chief. He is currently assigned as a shift chief in the special operations battalion which includes the Georgia Search and Rescue (GSAR) Task Force and the Hazardous Materials response team.

Chief Padgett’s educational accomplishments include an Associate’s degree in Applied Science in Business Administration from Shorter College and is currently working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Safety Administration.

Chief Padgett is a member of several professional organizations including the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Fire Department Safety Officer’s Association (FDSOA), Southeastern Fire Chiefs, Georgia Fire Chiefs and the Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Association. He is also a member of the IAFC Safety, Health, and Survival Section

Chief Padgett and his wife Melissa have two children, Zack and Carly and reside south of Atlanta in the town of Newnan.

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