Advocates

Steve Austin; Co-Facilitator

Chief Dennis Compton; Co-Facilitator

17 CES/CEF
Assistant Chief Patricia Ackerson; Willcox (AZ) Fire Department
Alameda County (CA) Fire Department
Alaska State Firefighters Association
Battalion Chief Jay Alms; Harlem-Roscoe (IL) Fire Department
City of Alpena (MI) Fire Department/Alpena County EMS
American Heart Association
Anchorage (AK) Fire Department
Battalion Chief Eric Anderson; Timber Mesa (AZ) Fire & Medical
AP Triton LLC
Arizona City Fire District
Arizona Fire Chiefs Association
Arizona Fire District Association
Arizona Fire Services Institute
Chief Lanny Armstrong; Pasadena (TX) Fire Department
City of Asbury Park (NJ) Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Chief Stephen Ashbrock; Madeira & Indian Hill (OH) Joint Fire District
Chief Dan Azzariti; Plant City (FL) Fire Rescue
Battalion Chief Mike Bales; DeKalb (GA) Fire Rescue
Chief Gary Ballard; Lakeland (FL) Fire Department
Lieutenant Jamie Baltrosky; Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue
Bangor (ME) Professional Firefighters IAFF Lo. 772
Assistant Chief – EMS J. David Barrick; Newport News (VA) Fire Department
Chief Rick Bartee; City of Roseville (CA) Fire Department
Deputy Chief Paul Bearce; Rio Rancho (NM) Fire Department
Beaver Lake (AR) Fire Department
Chief Harry Beck; Mesa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department
Assistant Chief Ryan Beck; East Peoria (IL) Fire Department
Bedford Heights (OH) Division of Fire
Chief Paul Berardi; Kansas City (MO) Fire Department
Captain Daniel Berndt; Durham County (NC) Fire Rescue
Assistant Chief Carl Besanceney; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Battalion Chief Michael Bilheimer; San Bernardino (CA) Fire Department
Chief Ken Block; Edmonton (AB) Fire Rescue Services
Chief James Blocker; Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department
Boardman Township (OH) Fire Department
Chief Paul Bourgeois; Superstition (AZ) Fire & Medical District
Alex Boyd; Anchorage (AK) Fire Department
Boynton Beach (FL) Fire Rescue
Chief Randall Bradley; Tracy (CA) Fire Department
Marsha Brantner; Glendale (AZ) Fire Department
Brian Brauer; University of Illinois Fire Service Institute
Adam Brown; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Chief William Bryson; Miami Dade (FL) Fire Department (retired)
Buckeye (AZ) Fire Department
Ricky Buller; Sulphur (LA) Fire Department
Bullhead City (AZ) Fire Department
Brent Burgett; Mesa (AZ) Fire/Medical Department
Chief Scotty Bush; Hendersonville (TN) Fire/Rescue EMS
Engineer Paramedic James Bushman; Central Arizona Fire & Medical Authority
Chief John S. Butler; Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Chief Les P. Caid; Rio Rico (AZ) Medical & Fire District
Chief Angelo Calvillo; Cleveland (OH) Division of Fire
Chief Mary Cameli; Mesa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department
Cardinal (OH) Joint Fire District
Carlsbad (CA) Fire Department
Carlsbad (NM) Fire Department
Corey Carlson; Physio-Control
Captain Michael Carroll; Falmouth (ME) Fire Department
Chief Jeff Cash; Cherryville (NC) Fire Department
Carlos Castillo; Henrico County, VA
Christopher Cathey; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Center Point (AL) Fire District
Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Central Arizona Life Safety Response System Council
Central Emergency Services (Soldotna, AK)
Central Jackson County (MO) Fire Protection District
Chandler (AZ) Fire Department
Sam Chao; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
EMS Coordinator Greg Chavez; Pinetop Fire Department
Shannon Cherry; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Moon Cho; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Chief Bradd K. Clark; Ocala (FL) Fire Rescue
Senior Fire Medic Matthew Clark; Wright-Patterson AFB FES
Chief Hank Clemmensen; Palatine Rural (IL) Fire Protection District
Cleburne (TX) Fire Department
Cleveland (OH) Division of Fire
Deputy Chief Tom Cole; Goodyear (AZ) Fire Department
Chief Jeffery Collins; Palm Beach County (FL) Fire Rescue
Associate Dean Larry Collins; Eastern Kentucky University (Retired)
Connecticut Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
Firefighter/Paramedic Tyler Cooper; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
EMS Coordinator Thomas Corcoran; City of Watervliet Fire Department
Phil Cordova; Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department
Cosumnes Fire Department
Chris Cothes; Carrollton (TX) Fire Rescue
Cottonwood (AZ) Fire & Medical Services Department
Lee Couch; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Cuba (NM) Volunteer Fire Department
Assistant Chief Alton Brian Culp; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Deputy Chief Joseph Czentnar; Wallingford (CT) Fire Department
JosHuang Davis; Beaumont, TX
Assistant Chief Paige Day; Missouri City (TX) Fire & Rescue Services
Assistant Chief Scott Dean; City of Miami (FL) Fire-Rescue Department
Chad A. Deardorff; City of York (PA) Department of Fire/Rescue Services
Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association
Ron Dennis; Columbia Southern University
Captain Therese Derivan; Mesa Fire and Medical Department
Chief James Dinsch; Indian River (FL) State College
Chief Sean Douglas; Claremore (OK) Fire Department
Chief Dave Downey; Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue
Firefighter Paramedic Michael Dubron; Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department
Steve Duncan; Bullhead City (AZ) Fire Department
East Fork (NV) Fire District
Richard Edgeworth; Chicago (IL) Fire Department
Adam Ellis; Glendale (AZ) Fire Department
Euless (TX) Fire Department
FACETS Consulting
Fairfax Co. (VA) Fire & Rescue Department
JR Farnsworth; Chubbuck (ID) Fire Department
Brian Fennessy; Orange County (CA) Fire Authority
Lieutenant William Ferrando, Jr.; Boardman Township (OH) Fire Department
Florida Fire Chiefs Association
Chief Bill Forbush; City of Alpena (MI) Fire Department/Alpena County EMS
Deputy Chief David Fogerson; East Fork (NV) Fire District
Deputy Chief Matthew Fowler, Sr.; Silver Hill (MD) VFD
Assistant Fire Chief Brian J. Frankel; Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department
Deputy Chief Bryan Frieders; Pasadena (CA) Fire Department
Captain Jack Garrison; Tolleson (AZ) Fire Department
Glendale (AZ) Fire Department
Gilbert (AZ) Fire Department
District Chief Joe Gober; La Madera VFD/Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department District 16
Chief William F. Goddard,III; Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Lieutenant Theo Gonzales; Thorton (CO) Fire Department
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Firefighter Patrick Gordon; Huntley (IL) Fire Department
Debra Grandy; Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Grapevine (TX) Fire Department
Assistant Chief Fernando Gray; Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue
Mitch Hamel; Big Sky (MT) Fire Department
Chief Mark Hamilton; Wilmer (TX) Fire Department
Chief Daniel Hanes; City of West Palm Beach (FL) Fire Rescue
Captain Randall W. Hanifen, Ph.D.; IAFC Company Officers Section
Craig Hannan; Perkins (OK) Fire Department
Assistant Chief Michael Hanson; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Hawaii Fire Chiefs Association
Eric Hawton; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department – South District Division 1
Shawn Hays; Kilgore (TX) Fire Department
Chief Jeffrey Heaton; Arizona City (AZ) Fire District
Hendersonville (TN) Fire/Rescue EMS
David Hernandez; Riverside (CA) Fire Department
Derek Hernandez; Bloomfield (NJ) Fire Department
Robert Hill; Perkins (OK) Fire Department
Chief Abner Hoage; Ketchikan (AK) Fire Department
Deputy Chief Greg Hoggatt; Boynton Beach (FL) Fire Rescue
Chief John Hohman; Baltimore County (MD) Fire Department
Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Michael Hoye; Green Valley (AZ) Fire District
Battalion Chief Anthony Hudgins; Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department
Robert Hudson; South Montgomery County (TX) Fire
Indian River (FL) State College
International Fire Service Training Association
International Society of Fire Service Instructors
Battalion Chief Matthew Irlmeier; Sierra Vista (AZ) Fire & Medical Services
Chief Steve Irr; City of Yuma (AZ) Fire Department
Battalion Chief Brent Irving; Grapevine (TX) Fire Department
Michael Irwin; Springdale (AR) Fire Department
Captain Tim Irwin; Riverside County (AZ) Fire Department
Sara Jahnke; Center for Fire Rescue & EMS Health Research
Chief Fire Officer Mark James; States of Jersey (UK) Fire & Rescue Services
Chief Erin Janssens; Portland (OR) Fire & Rescue
Chief Rob Jarvis; Collidge (AZ) Fire Department
Chief Tom Jenkins; Rogers (AR) Fire Department
Assistant Chief John D. Jerome; Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Sean Johnson; Tequesta (FL) Fire Rescue
Battalion Chief Brian Jones; Sierra Vista (AZ) Fire & Medical Services
John Paul Jones; Kansas City (KS) Fire Department
Chief Kara Kalkbrenner; Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department
Kansas City (KS) Fire Department
Kansas City (MO) Fire Department
Michael Kazikiewicz; Navy Region Northwest Fire & Emergency Services
Chief Patrick Kelly; Cleveland (OH) Division of Fire
Chief Mark Kerby; Mesquite (TX) Fire Department
Chief Scott Kerwood; Williams County Emergency Services District #3 (Hutto, TX)
Ketchikan (AK) Fire Department
Key Biscayne (FL) Fire Rescue
Chief Bob Khan (ret.); Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department
EMS Battalion Chief Cindy King; Sugar Land (TX) Fire-EMS
Robbi King; TargetSolutions Learning LLC
Lieutenant Sean Kissane; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Chris Klasen; Sierra Vista (AZ) Fire & Medical
Chief Ron Knight; Queen Creek (AZ) Fire & Medical
Division Chief Matthew Knott; Rockford (IL) Fire Department
Assistant Chief Stephen Krivjanik; Oakland Park (FL) Fire Rescue
Chief Brian Kubiel; Toms River (NJ) Board of Fire Commissioners District No. 1
La Cueva (MN) Fire District
Captain Jon Lacy; Buckeye Valley (AZ) Fire District
EMS Chief Scott Lail; Cleburne (TX) Fire Department
Lakeland (FL) Fire Department
Fire Paramedic Chief John Lane; Winnipeg (MB) Fire Paramedic Service
Chief Eric Lang; Key Biscayne (FL) Fire Rescue
Chief Kenneth Ledford; Bedford Heights (OH) Division of Fire
Captain Jeremy Lewis; Colleyville (TX) Fire Department
EMS Chief Rick Lewis; South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue
Lexington (KY) Division of Fire and Emergency Services
Dave Lincoln; Leander Professional Firefighter’s Association
Longview (TX) Fire Department
Ted Lovett; Lufkin (TX) Fire Department
Terry Lucas; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department District 1
Humberto Macias; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Ricky Madsen; Huntley (IL) FPD
Maricopa (AZ) Fire Department
Chief Richard Marinucci; Northville Township (MI) Fire Department
Division Chief Steven Marovich; North County (CA) Fire Protection District
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Firefighters Association
Deputy Chief Eric Masterson; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Chief Ronald L. Mastin; Fairfax Co. (VA) Fire & Rescue Department
Chief James Maxon; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Captain Tim Maybee (Ret.); AP Triton LLC
Deputy Chief Michael McLaughlin; Cosumnes (CA) Fire Department
Medford (OR) Fire-Rescue
Chief Michael Meek; Rio Rancho (NM) Fire & Rescue
Chief Steven Meilahn; Weston (WI) Fire Department
Chuck Melton; East Peoria (IL) Fire Department
Memphis (TN) Fire Department
Alex Mengell; Alameda County (CA) Fire Department
Mesa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department
Mesquite (TX) Fire Department
Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
Battalion Chief Robb Milano; Marion County (OR) Fire District #1
Lieutenant Matthew Miller; Town of Bernalillo (NM) Fire Department
Chief Jim Millican; Lealman (FL) Fire District
Captain Kevin Millikan; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Battalion Chief Brett Mills; Sun City (AZ) Fire & Medical Department
Captain Timothy Moellenberg; Travis County (TX) Emergency Services District #2
Bruce Moeller; Juncture Group, Inc.
Lieutenant Charles Molinari; Sandoval County (NM) Fire Department
Eingineer Nicholas Molinari; Corrales (NM) Fire Department
Assistant Chief Linda Morales; Cuba (NM) Volunteer Fire Department
Firefighter Joseph Morell; Cardinal (OH) Joint Fire District
Chief Jim Morgan; Pinetop (AZ) Fire District
Chief David Mounsey; Sheppard AFB
Mary Murphy; Carlsbad (CA) Fire Department
Assistant Chief John Nankervis; Shoreline (WA) Fire Department
National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications
Christopher Neal; Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training
Nevada Fire Chiefs Association
New Jersey Career Fire Chiefs
Newport News (VA) Fire Department
Doug Niemynski; Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Kerrie Nolan Proctor; Rio Verde (AZ) Fire District
North Richmond Hills (TX) Fire-Rescue
Bernard A. Nutter; Wilmington Manor (DE) Fire Department
FF/Paramedic Bryan B. O’Neil; City of Cambridge (MA) Fire Department/IAFF Local 30
Chief Hugh O’Neill; Dublin (IE) Fire Brigade
Oakland (CA) Fire Department
Oakland Park (FL) Fire Rescue
Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department
Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training
Denis Onieal; United States Fire Administration
Orange County (CA) Fire Authority
Oregon Fire Chiefs Association
Captain Robert Ortiz; TCESD#@ Pfulgerville (TX) Fire Department
Paradise Valley Community College
Pasadena (CA) Fire Department
Paterson (NJ) Firefighters Association
Chief R. David Paulison; Miami Dade (FL) Fire Department (retired)
Allen Peltz; Thornton (CO) Fire Department
Peoria (AZ) Fire Department
Nick Perkins; Travis County (TX) Emergency Services District #2
Phillips 66/Securitas
Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department
Pinetop (AZ) Fire District
Plant City (FL) Fire Rescue
Portland (OR) Fire & Rescue
Division Chief John Preston; Oakland Park (FL) Fire Rescue
Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department
Lieutenant Jon Pritchard; White Bear Lake (MN) Fire Department
Queen Creek (AZ) Fire Department
Gary Ramsey; Starwest Tech International, LLC
Richard Rance; Columbiana (OH) Fire Department
David Ravenberg; Kingman (AZ) Fire Department
Chief Teresa Deloach Reed; Oakland (CA) Fire Department
Regional Alliance for Firefighter Training (Farmington Hills, MI)
Chief Nick Renon; Tri-City (AZ) Fire District
Chief Michael H. Reynolds; Carlsbad (NM) Fire Department
Rio Rancho (NM) Fire & Rescue
Christopher Read; Bowdionham Fire/Rescue
Tim Richards; Olathe (KS) Fire Department
Rio Verde (AZ) Fire District
Dan Ripley; Lincoln (NE) Fire & Rescue
Bob Ritter; Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Captain Ely Rivera; Buckeye (AZ) Fire Department
Jesus Rivera; Surprise (AZ) Fire-Medical Department
Rock Springs (WY) Fire Department
Chief Mark Rohlfing; Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department
Chief Larry Rooney; Lodi (VA) Fire Department
City of Roseville (CA) Fire Department
Dawn Ruane; Atlantic Air One Medevac
Chief Dennis Rubin; De Pere (WI) Fire Department
Battalion Chief Jodie Ryan; Sierra Vista (AZ) Fire & Medical Services
Salina (KS) Fire Department
San Marcos (TX) Fire Department
Captain David Sanchez; Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department/Paradise Valley Community College
Sandavol County (NM) Fire Department
Saveria Sardone; Malvern (PA) Professional Firefighters
David Sassaman, Paramedic/EMS Educator; Hershey, PA
Savannah (GA) Fire and Emergency Services
Michael Sawyer; Alameda County (CA) Fire Department
Deputy Chief Jerome Schirmer; Mesa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department
Fire Marshal Frank Schultz; Kyle (TX) Fire Department
Mike Scott; Colorado River (CO) Fire Rescue
Scottsdale (AZ) Fire Department
Kevin G. Seaman; Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Scott Shear; Keowee (SC) Fire Department
Sheppard AFB Fire Emergency Services
David Shost; Kansas City Kansas Fire Department
Battalion Chief Brett Shurr; Cosumnes (CA) Fire Department
Sierra Vista (AZ) Fire Department
Assistant Chief Curt Smith; Hastings (NE) Fire and Rescue
South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue
South Walton (FL) Fire District
Southeastern Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
Bobby Southern; Sedgwick County (KS) Fire Department
Starwest Tech International, LLC
Chief J.P. Steelman; Longview (TX) Fire Department
Dean Stevens; Golder Ranch (AZ) Fire District
Lieutenant Jim Strickland; Memphis (TN) Fire Department
Richard Strohacker; Travis County (TX) Emergency Services District #2
Nate Sullivan; Cherokee County (GA) Fire & Emergency Services
Sulphur (LA) Fire Department
Sun City West (AZ) Fire District
Sunrise (FL) Fire-Rescue
Superstition (AZ) Fire & Medical District
Surprise (AZ) Fire-Medical Department
Chief Richard G. Talbert; South Walton (FL) Fire District
Chief Jack Taylor; Emporia (KS) Fire Department/Lyon County EMS
Chief Lee Taylor; La Cueva (NM) Fire District/Sandavol County Fire Department
Town of Wallingford (CT) Department of Fire Services
Thorton (CO) Fire Department
Lieutenant Al Torizzo; Meriden (CT) Fire Department
Torrance (CA) Fire Department
Travis County Emergency Services District #2, Pflugerville Fire Department
Tri-City (AZ) Fire District and Ambulance Service
Gregg Trisket; Warren (PA) Fire Department
United States Fire Administration
University of Illinois Fire Service Institute
Battalion Chief Greg VanAlstine, II; Green Valley (AZ) Fire District
Captain Michael Vandercook; Savannah (GA) Fire and Emergency Services
Engineer Brandon Wacker; Cottonwood Fire & Medical Department
Assistant Fire Chief Rick Wall; City of Helotes (TX) Fire Department
Wallingford (CT) Fire Department
Christopher Walsh; Phillips 66/Securitas
Chief Jim Wamsley; Rock Springs (WY) Fire Department
EMS Officer William Ward; Center Point (AL) Fire District
Warren (PA) Fire Department
Chief Bertral Washington; Pasadena (CA) Fire Department
Watauga (TX) Fire Department
West Valley (UT) Professional Firefighters (IAFF Local 2970)
Chief Steven Westermann; Central Jackson County (MO) Fire Protection District
Western Wayne County (MI) Fire Department Mutual Aid Association
Chief Donald Widing; City of Oakland Park (FL) Fire Rescue
Michael Wieder; OSU Fire Protection Publications/IFSTA
Chief Jeffry Wilkins; Goodfellow Air Force Base
Andrew Willigar; Bangor (ME) Professional Firefighters IAFF Lo. 772
Wilmer (TX) Fire Department
Winnipeg (MB) Fire Paramedic Service
Chief Michael W. Wisko; Galveston (TX) Fire Department
Assistant Chief Troy Wolf; Stanton County (KS) Fire Rescue
Dennis Wood; Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department
Woodinville (WA) Fire and Life Safety District
Chief Ron York; Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services
City of Yuma (AZ) Fire Department

Steering Committee

Congressional Fire Services Institute
1530 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 520
Arlington VA 22209
(202) 371-1277

International Association of Fire Fighters
1750 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006-5395
(202) 737-8484

National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy MA 02169
(617) 984-7340

National Volunteer Fire Council
7852 Walker Drive
Suite 450
Greenbelt MD 20770
(202) 887-5700

International Association of Fire Chiefs
4025 Fair Ridge Drive
Fairfax VA 22033
(703) 273-0911