CRAIG ABERBACH retired from the Cape Coral (FL) Fire Department as a division chief after 22 years of service. After retiring, he was hired as the director of emergency services at Edison State College in southwestern Florida, where he is responsible for overseeing fire and EMS degrees and certifications. He is an adjunct professor at Edison State College and an instructor with Starfire Training Systems. RICH ALFES, a 26-year veteran of the fire service and a shift commander with the Naugatuck (CT) Fire Department, is also a rescue specialist and squad leader with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) USAR program, assigned to the Massachusetts Task Force, Squad A. He serves as a level-2 instructor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Structural Collaspe program. He has instructed in technical rescue special operations nationally and internationally. He is a partner and the president of Spec Rescue International, where he delivers fire, technical rescue, and management classes. DEREK ALKONIS is a battalion chief in the Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department, where he has served for 21 years. He has served on the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)/International Association of Fire Chiefs Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness-Fitness Technical Committee since its inception in 1996 and is the lead investigator for the IAFF Fire Ground Survival Program. KIRK ALLEN has served five years as the Kansas (IL) Fire Protection District chief and an active EMT. He retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he acquired a background in aircraft propulsion. In his 20-plus years in the fire service, he served in volunteer and career fire departments and in the areas of hazmat and fireground hydraulics. JOHN ALSTON is a captain and 25-year veteran of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department. He spent 10 years in heavy rescue and has been an instructor for 22 years. He teaches at the Jersey City and Union County (NJ) Fire Academies. JOSEPH M. ALVAREZ is a 23-year veteran of the fire service and a firefighter with the Maplewood (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Tower Ladder 31. He is a NJ-certified fire instructor, level 2, and is an instructor at the Bergen County (NJ) Fire Academy. He is also a NJ-State EMT-D, fire official, and member of the Arson Task Force. He trains the technical rescue team in Essex County and has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor since 1998. He is co-author of the search chapter in Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II. He is the past chief of the Waldwick (NJ) Fire Department. GABRIEL ANGEMI is a second-generation firefighter in Camden, New Jersey. The 13-year veteran is assigned to Rescue Company 1. He is a NJ-certified fire instructor, a lead instructor for Safety and Survival Training LLC, and a rescue specialist with NJ-TF1. RAUL A. ANGULO is a 33-year veteran of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department and captain of Ladder Co. 6. He writes the monthly column “Tool Tech” for Fire Apparatus and Emergency Equipment . He has authored numerous articles published in fire service magazines. He lectures on fire service leadership, company officer development,

fireground strategy and tactics, and firefighter accountability systems throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. PAUL ANTONELLIS has more than 20 years of fire/EMS experience and has held various positions including chief of department. In addition, he has more than 11 years of law enforcement experience in Massachusetts. He is on the faculty at four colleges, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in addition to working in the curriculum development division. He is the author of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Firefighters: The Calls that Stick with You and Labor Relations in the Fire Service (Fire Engineering). He has an M.A. degree in labor and policy studies with a concentration in human resource management, a BS degree in fire science administration, and AS degrees in fire science and criminal justice. BRIAN ARNOLD is a 25-year veteran of the fire service and a major in the Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department, where he has served since 1991. He is the fire training coordinator for the EOC technology center in Choctaw, Oklahoma. He helped develop and create Oklahoma’s only 16-week nonfire department firefighter recruit academy and firefighter training center. He has been published in Fire Engineering magazine. He has an AAS degree in EMS/municipal fire protection. He has several honors and awards in the fire service. ANTHONY AVILLO, a 26-year veteran of the fires service, is a deputy chief in North Hudson (NJ) Regional Fire & Rescue, assigned as 1st Platoon regional tour commander. He has a BS degree in fire science from New Jersey City University. He is an instructor at the Bergen County (NJ) and Monmouth County (NJ) Fire Academies. He is an FDIC instructor and a member of the FDIC advisory board and the editorial advisory board of Fire Engineering. He is the author of Fireground Strategies, 2nd edition (Fire Engineering, 2008) and Fireground Strategies Workbook Volumes I & II (Fire Engineering, 2002, 2010). He was a contributing author to Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and Firefighter II (Fire Engineering, 2009) and is co-author of its Study Guide (Fire Engineering, 2010). Avillo was a collaborator in the Tactical Perspectives DVD series (Fire Engineering, 2011). DAVID AYSCUE, a 19-plus-year veteran of the fire service, has served in volunteer and career departments. He is a career firefighter with Charlotte (NC) Fire Department, assigned to Engine 32 and Hazmat 3. He is also the assistant training officer for the Kings Mountain (NC) Fire Department. His national certifications include firefighter II, hazmat technician, FEMA USAR, and emergency rescue technician. He is a North Carolina fire instructor with specialties in firefighter levels I and II, live structural burn, advanced SCBA, and rapid intervention. EDWARD BADAMO has been the chief for the South Fire District, Middletown, Connecticut, since March 2008. He was the incident commander for the Kleen Energy Power plant explosion, which occurred in February 2009. Previously, he was employed as an apparatus operator/paramedic for the East Hartford (CT) Fire Department and as an

education specialist for American Medical Response. He has a bachelor’s degree in public safety administration and is a licensed paramedic. LES BAKER, a 12-year veteran of the fire service, is a training instructor with the Charleston (SC) Fire Department. He has an associate degree in fire science from Pikes Peak Community College. He is an adjunct instructor with the South Carolina Fire Academy, a member of the Darlington County Extrication Team, and a contributor to fire service magazines. WILLIAM R. BALL, a 31-year veteran of the fire service, is chief of the Williamsport (MD) Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Service and a career firefighter with the Hagerstown (MD) Fire Department. He has extensive experience in incident management. He is a graduate of Maryland’s Fire & Rescue Institute’s National Fire Service Staff & Command Program, a certified fire officer 4, and a fire department safety officer. MICHAEL BARAKEY is a battalion chief with the Virginia Beach (VA) Fire Department. He is the former chief of training and the department’s accreditation manager. Barakey is a hazmat specialist, an instructor III, a national registered paramedic, and a plans team manager for VA-TF2. He has a master’s degree in public administration from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. ROBERT BARTECK is a captain, shift commander, and special operations officer for the Wisconsin Rapids (WI) Fire Department. He is also a critical care paramedic and a technical rescue instructor. JOSEPH BARTLETT retired as a captain from Palm Beach County (FL) Fire/Rescue. He is a FEMA lead rigging instructor (HEARS) and a FEMA structural collapse technician instructor. RICHARD BARTLETT is a 36-year veteran of the fire service and a former chief of the Carlstadt (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Company 2. He is a New Jersey-certified level II fire instructor and an instructor at the Bergen County (NJ) Law and Public Safety Institute. MIKE BATES, who has more than 30 years in the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Providence (RI) Fire Department, assigned to Special Hazards 1. He is a member of the Massachusetts USAR task force and a fire instructor with the training group HEAVY RESCUE, INC. LISA BELANGER has been a career firefighter for 21 years. She is an acting captain with Vaughan Fire Rescue in Ontario, Canada. This is her seventh year as an FDIC H.O.T instructor. She is an instructor for fireground operations, firefighter survival, and rapid intervention at Ontario Fire College and Durham College. She maintains

technician-level certification in trench and confined space rescue. She is a former national and world champion Combat Challenge member. JOSEPH BERCHTOLD is a 21-year veteran of the fire service and a battalion chief in the Teaneck (NJ) Fire Department. He is a NJ state--certified level II instructor, an arson investigator, a fire official, and an EMT. He is an instructor at the Bergen County (NJ) Fire Academy and has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for 12 years. He produced Training Minutes “Fire Attack.” Previously, he was employed in the Thermal Imaging and Helmet Division of Cairns Advanced Technologies. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management. STEVE BERNOCCO is a 20-year veteran of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department, where he is a lieutenant on Ladder 10. He has served as a training officer. He is a recipient of FDIC’s Tom Brennan Lifetime Training Achievement Award and a coauthor of Air Management for the Fire Service (Fire Engineering, 2008). He lectures internationally on air management, firefighter safety and survival, and fireground tactics. DAVID BERNZWEIG has been in the fire service for 22 years, the past 15 with the Columbus (OH) Division of Fire, where he is a captain/paramedic. He serves on the Columbus Firefighters Union Executive Board, is a member of the OH-TF1, and is a state fire and EMS instructor. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee for Respiratory Protection Equipment and Occupational Safety and Health. He has degrees in political science and economics from Ohio State University. PETE BERTOCCHI , a member of the Fire Department of New York’s Ladder Company 39 in the Bronx, is also a state fire instructor at Westchester County Fire Training Center. CURTIS BIRT, a 26-plus-year veteran of the fire service, is chief for the Lake Cities (TX) Fire Department. He is a fire academy instructor in live fire, technical rescue, and firefighter safety and survival. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor since 1998. JASON BLAKE has 25 years of experience in the fire service and is a lieutenant in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is the in-service training coordinator at the training academy. RICHARD J. BLATUS is a 31-year veteran of the fire service, assigned to Rescue Battalion 1 in the Fire Department of New York. He is an adjunct instructor at the Fire Department of New York Bureau of Training for the Battalion Chiefs Command course and the Captains Development Program. He has a master’s degree in homeland security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School and degrees in business and municipal fire administration. ART BLOOMER is a 30-plus-year veteran of the fire service and a firefighter with the Kearny (NJ) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Tower 2 and Squad 2. He is a N.J.-certified level II fire instructor at the Ocean County Fire Academy, teaching truck, rapid

intervention, and special operations. He is a rescue specialist on NJ-TF1. He is a past chief of the Brick Township (NJ) Fire Department, where he is head of the technical rescue team. JASON BLOUNT has served more than 25 years in the fire service; 20 of them have been with the Hillsboro (OR) Fire Department, where he is EMS and special operations chief. He has worked in suppression and as the training lieutenant, teaching the incident command system, EMS, technical rescue, extrication, live fire, and fireground operations. He is member of a type 2 incident management team and the OR-TF1. G. HOWARD BLYTHE is a firefighter in the Fire Department of New York, where he has served for 13 years and is assigned to Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx. Previous assignments include Ladder Company 15 and Ladder Company 113. He is a graduate of John Jay College in New York. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire and emergency service administration and is attending Oklahoma State University’s Graduate College. He is a nationally certified fire instructor III and fire officer III. He also works as a consultant for the State of Connecticut Fire Academy, were he teaches and rewrites program curriculum. CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN is a 14-year fire service veteran, a firefighter in the suburbs of Chicago, and the president of Spartan Concepts, Inc. He is a field instructor with the Illinois Fire Service Institute and has contributed articles to Fire Engineering. He maintains the Web site www.fireservicewarrior.com. He is the author of The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter Readiness (Fire Engineering, 2011). JOHN BRENNER, a 33-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with the Sacramento (CA) Fire Department, assigned to Rescue 20, the city’s heavy rescue company. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for 13 years. JASON BREZLER is a firefighter with the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Squad 252 in Brooklyn. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds the rank of Major, USMC. He has had several combat deployments and led Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the director of Leadership under Fire.

PATRICK L. BROWN, a second-generation Chicago (IL) Fire Department firefighter, has been served there for eight years and is assigned to Engine 50, 19th Battalion, 5th District. He began his firefighting career 12 years ago. He has worked on engine, truck, and squad companies and has fought fires in rural, suburban, and urban settings. He is a state-certified paramedic, firefighter III, fire officer 1, and instructor II, with various specialty certifications. He is a member of the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 Health and Safety Committee ALAN V. BRUNACINI joined the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department in 1958. He served in every department position, was promoted to chief in 1978, and retired in 2006. He is a graduate of the Fire Protection Technology program at Oklahoma State University. He has a BS and an M.P.A. from Arizona State University. He is the past chairman of the Board of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the NFPA Fire Service

Occupational Safety Committee (standard 1500). He chairs the NFPA Fire Service Career Organization and Deployment Committee (standard 1710). He and his two firefighter sons are developing and teaching the local command level Blue Card hazard zone management program. He and his son John own and operate the fire service Web site www.bshifter.com. JOHN BRUNACINI is a retired captain from the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department. He served 26 years in the positions of firefighter, engineer, and captain (his last 14 years). He developed and managed the Phoenix Fire Network, worked in the field as the company officer on Ladder 11 for nine years, and managed the Command Training Center during his last three years. He instructs and develops curriculum packages for the Blue Card Command training and certification process and for www.bshifter.com. NICK BRUNACINI retired from the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department (PFD) as a South Shift commander in 2009. He joined the department in 1980. He served seven years as a firefighter on engine companies and nine years as a captain on a ladder company; he was a battalion chief for five years and was promoted to shift commander in 2001. He developed and instructed in the Blue Card curriculum package taught at the Phoenix Command Training Center from 2002 to 2006. BRIAN BRUSH is a lieutenant at West Metro Fire Rescue in Lakewood, Colorado, where he is assigned to Company 10. He began his fire service career in 1996 in Northern California as a volunteer. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire and emergency services administration and an associate degree in paramedicine. MIKE BRYANT, a 31-year veteran of the Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department, is operations deputy fire chief and commands the East Regional Operations Bureau. He has a BS degree in occupational studies from California State University, Long Beach. He is a California State Fire Training-certified master instructor and fire and chief officer; he is nationally qualified as a type II incident commander, operations section chief, safety officer, and division supervisor. EDDIE BUCHANAN is the immediate past president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and division chief with Hanover Fire & EMS in Richmond, Virginia. He serves on the FDIC and Fire Engineering editorial advisory boards. JOHN BUCKHEIT is a 26-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is a battalion chief assigned in Lower Manhattan. He has worked in busy companies in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens. He has a BS degree in the geology engineering track and is pursuing a master’s degree in protection management. He has taught truck work nationally and abroad and is featured in Fire Engineering’s “Training Minutes.” PAT BURNS is a 14-year member of the Fire Department of New York, where he has served for 10 years in Ladder 123, Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He is a lieutenant in Special Operations Command and is on the promotional list for captain.

ROBERT BURNS is a retired battalion chief from the Fire Department of New York. Prior to his recent retirement in 2011, he served the FDNY for 37 years, the last 18 as a chief officer. In addition to having been an adjunct instructor, teaching leadership, at John Jay College, he led the curriculum development group responsible for designing and delivering the leadership modules of the FDNY promotional training courses for lieutenants, captains, and battalion chiefs. He served as the director of the New York State First Line Supervisor’s Training Program at the FDNY Fire Academy from 2007 until 2010. He now conducts leadership training workshops around the country. ED BURWELL is a lieutenant with the Fire Department of New York, assigned to the 6th Division in the South Bronx. As a firefighter, he was assigned to Ladder 28 in Harlem. Previously, he was a firefighter/EMT with the Milford (CT) Fire-Rescue Department. He is a certified instructor in Connecticut and New York and an adjunct instructor with the Connecticut Fire Academy. He was a personal safety system instructor at FDNY’s Division of Training. MARQUES BUSH has served as a volunteer firefighter for 12 years and a paid firefighter for 10 years. He is a captain with the St. Andrews (SC) Fire Department. Previously, he was captain of training with the Caromi Fire Department, Ladson, South Carolina. He is also a South Carolina Fire Academy instructor, teaching the basic firefighter curriculum, positive-pressure ventilation, and firefighter survival courses. He has professional certifications as firefighter II and fire officer II. MARK BUTLER, a 19-year veteran of the fire service, is a nationally certified Level II instructor and a state fire instructor in New York. He is an adjunct faculty member at Onondaga (NY) Community College in the Fire Protection Technology Program. In addition to instructing recruit firefighters, he coordinates the fire service instructor certification curriculum at the New York State Fire Academy. He is an attorney who limits his practice to fire and emergency services law and represents fire districts, fire departments, and municipalities throughout New York State. He is the 2005 recipient of the Fire Engineering Training Achievement Award. MICHAEL CACCIOLA is a lieutenant and the director of health and fitness for the Fire Department of New York. He has 22 years of experience. His duties include design and implementation of physical training for recruits at the FDNY Fire Academy, supervising the departments International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Wellness Fitness Initiative, and directing the CPAT training and mentoring. He has a BS in health and physical education and is pursuing an MS degree in exercise physiology. He is also a certified ACE/IAFF Peer Fitness Trainer Instructor and a member of the IAFF Wellness/Fitness Technical Committee. ADRIAN CALES has more than 30 years of fire investigation experience in the law enforcement, fire service, and private sectors. He has been a member of the fire service since 1977 and served as chief of the Paramus (NJ) Fire Department. He serves on the National Fire Protection Association technical committees for Professional Standards for Fire Investigators, NFPA 1033, and for Fire Marshals, NFPA 1037. He is an expert

witness in fire investigation, fire scene origin and cause determination, and fire behavior. He has instructed at FDIC since 1997 and is the featured presenter in Fire Engineering “Training Minutes” on fire investigation-related topics. JOHN CAMBARERI, a 17-year veteran of the fire service, is a driver/operator with a metro Atlanta (GA) fire department, where he is assigned to a truck company. He has trained many departments throughout Georgia in fireground survival and rapid intervention team operations. He also teaches with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, where he assists with fireground survival training. PAUL CAPO, a 15-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Clearwater (FL) Fire Department, assigned to Ladder 45. He is a fire academy instructor for St. Petersburg College, specializing in firefighter rescue and survival training. He is a certified fire officer I & II and a paramedic. MIKE CARDWELL, assistant chief, EFO, has more than 27 years of fire service experience at the firefighter, company officer, and command levels. He has developed numerous courses for company officers, fire instructors, and fire service leaders. LEONARD CARMICHAEL JR. has more than 30 years of career and volunteer fire service experience and is a battalion chief with the Trenton (NJ) Division of Fire and Emergency Services Department, assigned to District 1. He is a Level 2 instructor with the Division of Fire Safety and an adjunct instructor with the National Fire Academy. He is a National Incident Management System (NIMS) instructor through the Department of Homeland Security. He was the keynote speaker at FDIC 2008. BOB CARPENTER is a captain and a 25-year veteran of Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue (MDFR); he has been in the fire service for more than 30 years. He previously worked for a combination department as well as served as a volunteer. He assisted in the development and presentation of the Officer Development Program (ODP) and is an ODP Drill Week lead instructor. He served as officer-in-charge of the Recruit Training Bureau and is now the North Operations District training officer for MDFR. SCOTT CARRIGAN is a full-time lieutenant with Nashua (NH) Fire Rescue and a senior staff instructor with the NH Fire Academy. He is an adjunct professor at Lakes Region Community College and co-owner of Innovative Fire Training Solutions, LLC. A graduate of Oklahoma State University, he is completing his master of education degree. HARRY R. CARTER is chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners for Howell Township (NJ) Fire District #2. He had a 26-year career with the Newark (NJ) Fire Department. He has also had a 39-year career with the Adelphia Fire Company in Howell Township, New Jersey, serving as chief in 1991; he serves as company chaplain and is an active life member. He has a doctor of philosophy degree in business from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Public Safety Leadership at Capella.

SALVATORE J. CASSANO was appointed the 32nd fire commissioner of the Fire Department of New York in 2010. He has 40 years of experience in the FDNY and has held every uniformed rank. Previously, he served as FDNY’s chief of department from 2006 through 2010 and as chief of operations from 2001 to 2006. He played a crucial role in rebuilding the department in the wake of Sept. 11 and the loss of 343 department members. He was cited for bravery five times, each time for rescuing New Yorkers from burning buildings. He served in the U.S. Army from October 1965 through July 1967 and was deployed to Vietnam in September 1966. He attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice and received a BS degree in fire science. JOSEPH J. CASSETTA, a member of the fire service for 15 years, serves with the Orlando (FL) Fire Department as an engineer at Engine 10. Previously, he was a member of the Cincinnati (OH) Fire Department. He has a BS in fire administration from Eastern Kentucky University and is a Florida state-certified instructor. He teaches fire science at Seminole Community College and is an FDIC H.O.T. instructor with the Truck Company Essentials program. JOHN P. CERIELLO is a 22-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is assigned to Squad Co. 252 in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. He is an instructor at FDNY's Rescue School and a member of NY-TF1. FRANK CHEATHAM is the coordinator of the Health and Medical Emergency Response Team for the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services. He retired from Dominion Virginia Power after 34 years of service; he served as safety supervisor, instructor, and first-line supervisor. He is an active member at East Hanover (VA) Volunteer Rescue Squad and has been involved in emergency services for approximately 35 years. During that time, he has been involved in various aspects of teaching and instruction, including vehicle extrication, mass-casualty incident management, and terrorism awareness. RON CHEVES began his fire service career nearly 40 years ago when he joined the Pinecroft-Sedgefield (NC) Fire Department. He then joined the Rural-Metro (TN) Fire Department. He then became a member of Idlewild (NC) Volunteer Fire Department, where he has been for 30 years. He acquired numerous certifications, including the UNC-C Fire & Rescue Management Institute and the NC Fire Chief’s Executive Development Program. He serves on many committees and organizational boards including his County Firefighters Association, Fire Museum, and Fire and Life Safety Bowl. He leads the Red Ribbon courses for the VCOS section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. STEVE CHIKEROTIS is a 33-year member of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department, where he is a deputy district chief. He has been a chief officer for the past 15 years, in which time he has held the positions of battalion chief, director of training, and chief of fire academy operations. A fire service instructor for 25 years, he is a staff instructor at the Chicago Fire Academy and for the Illinois Fire Service Institute, RICO Fire Training, and the Harold Washington College. He has written a book and has had articles published in fire service publications. He works with the television and motion picture industry as a

technical advisor, safety officer, and screenwriter. He has worked on more than 50 major motion pictures including Backdraft. MICHAEL N. CIAMPO is a 26-year veteran of the fire service and a lieutenant in the Fire Department of New York. Previously, he served with the District of Columbia Fire Department. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He is the lead instructor for the FDIC Truck Essentials H.O.T. program. He wrote the Ladder chapter and co-authored the Ventilation chapter for Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II (Fire Engineering, 2009). He is featured in “Training Minutes” truck company videos on www.fireengineering.com and is the author of the Fire Engineering monthly column “On Fire.” DOUGLAS CLINE is a 30-year veteran of the fire service and training commander with the High Point (NC) Fire Department. He is administrative assistant chief with the Ruffin Volunteer Fire Department. He is a North Carolina level II fire instructor, a National Fire Academy instructor, and an EMT-paramedic instructor for the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services. He is president of the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs (SEAFC), a member of the North Carolina Society of Fire and Rescue Instructors, and incoming president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). He serves on the FEMA grant criteria development committee and the Congressional Fire Service Institute (CFSI) National Advisory Committee; he is a peer reviewer for the Fire Act Grants and the 2nd vice president for the Piedmont (NC) Fireman’s Association. He has a bachelor’s degree in social services with a minor in education from Concord University. JOHN “SKIP” COLEMAN is a retired assistant chief from the Toledo (OH) Fire Department. He has authored several textbooks and has presented at FDIC and across the United States for more than 15 years. He is a recipient of the Fire Engineering Tom Brennan Training Achievement Award and is a technical editor of Fire Engineering. He is on the educational advisory board of FDIC and writes the monthly column “Web Watch” in Fire Engineering. DON COLLINS is assistant chief/shift commander for Massport Fire-Rescue at Boston-Logan International Airport. He is a 28-year veteran of the fire service and formerly served in the training division for three years. He is certified as a paramedic, hazmat technician, and a CISD peer support counselor. LAWRENCE COLLINS is a battalion chief and supervises eight fire stations in the south Los Angeles area. He has been part of the Los Angeles (CA) County Fire Department for 31 years. He is also a leader of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team, which was deployed to help Japanese firefighters and rescuers searching for survivors of the earthquake in the hard-hit cities of Ofunoto and Kamaishi. Less than 24 hours before, this team had returned from conducting two weeks of search and rescue in the New Zealand earthquake. Last year, the

team spent three weeks digging for survivors in collapsed buildings in the Haiti earthquake. DENNIS COMPTON was chief in Mesa, Arizona, for five years and assistant chief in Phoenix, Arizona, where he served for 27 years. He has served as chairman of the International Fire Service Training Association executive board and of the Congressional Fire Services Institute National Advisory Committee. He is chairman of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Board of Directors. DAVID “CHIP” COMSTOCK JR. is a 30-year veteran of the fire service and chief of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District in Poland, Ohio. He is a Chief Fire Officer designee and lectures extensively on fire service topics related to company officer operations, liability, and personnel issues. His articles have appeared in many fire service magazines including Fire Engineering. He is an attorney in the firm of Comstock, Springer & Wilson Co., L.P.A. in Youngstown, Ohio. His law practice is focused on insurance defense litigation, including governmental liability and insurance fraud/arson cases. LARRY C. CONLEY is an 18-year veteran of the St. Louis (MO) Fire Department. He has instructed and graduated more than 150 recruits. He developed G.L.U.E. to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the fire service nationwide. JAY COON, a 25-year veteran of the fire service, retired as a captain with the Sacramento (CA) Fire Department, where he was assigned to Rescue 20, the city’s heavy rescue company. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for 11 years.

BUSTER COOPER, a 23-year veteran of the fire service, is a in the Training Division of the Conway (AR) Fire Department and a member of the technical rescue team. He is the owner of 2 Alarm Fireground Training Inc. He is an adjunct instructor for the Arkansas Fire Academy and lead instructor for its forcible entry and ventilation hands-on programs. GLENN P. CORBETT, PE, has been in the fire service since 1978 and is a former assistant chief of the Waldwick (NJ) Fire Department, an associate professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, and a technical editor for Fire Engineering. He previously held the position of administrator of engineering services with the San Antonio (TX) Fire Department. He has a master of engineering degree in fire protection engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. He authored two chapters on fire prevention/protection in The Fire Chief`s Handbook, Fifth Edition (Fire Engineering Books, 1995) and is the coauthor of the late Francis L. Brannigan’s Building Construction for the Fire Service, 4th Edition. He is the editor of the Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II (Fire Engineering, 2009). Corbett is an FDIC educational advisory board member. TOM COSGROVE is a firefighter with the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Ladder 28.

MARK COTTER is the author of several Fire Engineering Web columns, including “First-In Tactics,” and a 40-year veteran of urban, suburban and rural community fire departments. He is a volunteer firefighter/EMT-B. TODD COURTNEY has been a member of the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department since 1995, where he is a lieutenant, a training officer, and a peer fitness trainer. He is a certified instructor and fire officer 1. He trains in live fire in towers, vent, search, engine and truck operations, and other areas. He assists firefighters with their yearly performance evaluations. CLINTON CRAFTON is a battalion chief with the Fishers (IN) Fire Department, where he is the “A” shift commander, leads the dive rescue team, and is water rescue coordinator. He has been extensively involved in all types of technical rescue since 1995 and has been a member of the Hamilton County Rescue Task Force since its inception. BRIAN CRANDELL is an assistant chief with the Central Valley Fire District, Belgrade, Montana, and has more than 30 years of career and volunteer fire service experience. His operational and teaching interests include command, firefighter safety, training, and mutual aid. JAMES K. CRAWFORD is the assistant chief for Midway Fire Rescue in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. He retired as the assistant chief of operations from the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire after 20 years of service. He served 23 years in the Pennsylvania National Guard, retiring as a deputy chief of operations for the 171st Air Refueling Wing Fire Department. He is a graduate of the Air Force Fire Academy and spent four years on active duty as a firefighter. He is past deputy chief of training for the Pennsylvania USAR Strike Team. He is a life member and past chief of the Ben Avon (PA) Volunteer Fire Company. He is the lead FDIC H.O.T. instructor for “RIT Combat Drills.” He was the 2002 International Society of Fire Service Instructors Instructor of the Year.

STEVE CROTHERS, a 17-year veteran of the fire service, has served 13 of those years in the Seattle (WA) Fire Department, where he is a lieutenant, a training officer, and the driver instructor officer. He was instrumental in developing and building the tiller program for the department. He is a Washington State Emergency Vehicle Incident Prevention instructor and Tractor-Drawn Aerial instructor. He has conducted tiller training with fire departments in the United States and Canada. GEORGE CRUZ is a captain with the Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department. He has been in the fire service for 25 years; he has held the positions of firefighter, paramedic, and engineer. As a captain, he served as the Fitness for Life coordinator and medical liaison officer. He is an instructor for the IAFF/IAFC/ACE Peer Fitness Trainer Certification program and is a member of the IAFF/IAFC/ACE technical committee. In addition, he has certifications as an urban search and rescue specialist and hazardous materials technician.

HARVEY CRYDER is chief of the Screvin County (GA) Fire Department, where he also coordinates and conducts training in fireground management, special operations, and live fire workshops for the departments throughout his region. He also teaches with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, where he assists with fireground survival training.

MICHAEL DALEY has served more than 24 years in the fire service and has held many officer positions in career and volunteer departments. He is a lieutenant/training officer with Monroe Township (NJ) Fire Department and is an instructor at the Middlesex County (NJ) Fire Academy, where he is responsible for training curriculum development. He is also a rescue officer with NJ-TF1. He founded Fire Service Performance Concepts, a corporation that provides training and course development support for emergency service providers. He has degrees in business administration and public safety management. DAVID DALRYMPLE, AIETecRI, is a career EMS provider for the RWJUH Emergency Medical Services in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a volunteer FF/EMT/rescue technician for Clinton EMS/Rescue in Clinton, New Jersey. He has been actively involved with the emergency services for 27 years. He is the education chair of the Transportation Emergency Rescue Committee - US (TERC). He is certified as an international level extrication assessor and serves on the Expert Technical Advisory Board of the IETRI as its road traffic accident advisor. He is the executive educator for RoadwayRescue LLC, an educational team for transportation rescue training. He writes the extrication column for Fire Engineering.com, contributed to the Fire Engineering Handbook for Firefighter I and Firefighter II, and has hosted extrication Training Minutes for Fire Engineering and three DVDs on vehicle rescue for Fire Engineering. JAMES M. DALTON, firefighter/EMT, is the coordinator of research and development and a fire service instructor for the Chicago (IL) Fire Department. He is an adjunct instructor for the City Colleges of Chicago Fire Science and Technology program and is a technical consultant for the Illinois Fire Service Institute, specializing in structural collapse operations. He has an associate degree of applied science in fire science and technology from the City Colleges of Chicago and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in architectural structures from the University of Illinois. He is a candidate in the public safety administration master’s program at Lewis University. CHRISTOPHER DALY is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and a full-time police officer who specializes in the reconstruction of serious vehicle crashes. He has a master’s degree in safety and contributes articles to fire service publications, including Fire Engineering. He lectures nationally on preventing fire apparatus crashes. This is his seventh year of instructing at FDIC; more than 8,000 U.S. emergency responders have attended more than 175 of his “Drive to Survive” seminars throughout the United States. PAUL T. DANSBACH is the fire marshal in the Bureau of Fire Safety in Rutherford, New Jersey. He has worked in code enforcement for 32 years, the past 25 as fire marshal. He is a fire instructor at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute Fire Academy, Bergen County, NJ. He has been a member of the Rutherford Fire Department for 33

years; he is a past chief and served 10 years as a chief officer. He teaches C.E.U. classes for fire inspectors and fire subcode and building subcode officials for Kean and Rutgers University. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of Fire Engineering and of the FDIC advisory board. He is the co-author of the Study Guide for Fireground Size-Up and authored the Building Construction Chapter for Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and Firefighter II. MIKE DAVIS, a 38-plus-year veteran of the fire service, served in the Fire Department of New York for 26 years; he spent the last 10 years in Rescue Co. 3. He is the municipal training officer for the Beacon (NY) Fire Department. He has a BS degree in criminal justice from Marist College in Poughkeepsie (NY) and an associate degree in occupational studies (fire science) from Corning (NY) Community College. He has served as logistics manager for NY-TF1; a Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Logistics Working Group member; and a lead instructor at the FDNY Technical Rescue School. He works with the FEMA/DHS Urban Search & Rescue Program. AARON DEAN is a firefighter with the Sacramento City (CA) Fire Department, where he is a paramedic and program coordinator for the Every 15 Minutes program. He began his fire service career as a volunteer firefighter in 1990 in rural Shasta County, California. He has an M.S. degree from California State University-Long Beach. He is an instructor/mentor for high school students in the fire tech program. He has been published in fire service publications and was Firefighter of the Year, 2005. PAUL DEBARTOLOMEO, a 20-year veteran of the fire service, has served the past 13 years with the Fire Department of New York, where he is a firefighter assigned to Ladder Company 28 in Harlem. He is a nationally certified fire service instructor and an adjunct instructor for the Connecticut Fire Academy and the Fairfield Regional Fire School. He is featured in “Training Minutes” on air bag use on fireengineering.com. DAVID DECKER is a 29-year veteran of the fire service. He is a captain in the Training Division of the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department, where he has served for l7 years. He is an Indiana State instructor I, II, and III. SEAN P. DECRANE is a battalion chief for the Cleveland (OH) Division of Fire, where he has served for 20 years. Previously, he was a captain in the heavy duty rescue company. He was assigned as an instructor for the Cleveland Fire Training Academy for incoming cadet classes and presents continuing education for the division and officer roll calls. He is a certified Ohio fire life safety inspector, fire instructor, firefighter I & II, paramedic, and in hazardous materials awareness and operations. He is a member of the Cleveland Fire Fighters Association and IAFF Local #93; he served as an executive board member for 12 years. TOM DEMINT is the interim chief for the Poudre Fire Authority in Fort Collins, Colorado, and has more than 35 years of emergency experience. He instructs nationally and internationally and is an original member of the To Hell and Back development team.

DANIEL DIRENZO is a lieutenant with the Cherry Hill (NJ) Fire Department, where he is on Squad Company 13. He is also a lieutenant/department training officer with the Bellmawr (NJ) Fire Department and a rescue specialist with New Jersey USAR Task Force 1. He is the managing member of Safety & Survival Training, LLC. He has served as a lead FDIC H.O.T. instructor and has been featured in Fire Engineering’s Training Minutes and Tactical Building Blocks series. TOM DIXON, a 32-year veteran of the fire service, is an assistant chief with the Patterson (NY) Fire Department. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for nine years. DAVID DODSON is lead instructor for Response Solutions. He has been a member of the fire service for 25 years and has served as a battalion chief, duty safety officer, and emergency manager for several Colorado fire departments. He has authored and lectured on many firefighter safety topics including the “Reading Smoke” program and the Incident Safety Officer Academy. MICHAEL DONOVAN is firefighter with Bridgeport (CT) Fire Department Rescue Co. 5 and the owner of Top Rung Training Associates. He is a state and nationally certified fire service instructor, specializing in technical rescue. He is an adjunct instructor with the Connecticut Fire Academy and Fairfield Regional High School and a rescue specialist with Connecticut USAR Task Force. JIM DOTSON is a lieutenant with the Urbana (IL) Fire Department and a retired fire instructor with the United States Air Force. He teaches in the Illinois Cornerstone Program through the Illinois Fire Service Institute in live fire, essentials, auto and heavy vehicle extrication classes. His expertise includes technical rescue classes in trench and rope rescue. He is a member of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 28 Technical Rescue Team. MICHAEL DOUGLAS is a 25-year veteran of the fire/EMS service. He is a captain with the West Chester (OH) Department. He heads the Risk Management Bureau and is the department’s training and safety officer. He is a certified all-hazards safety officer and a member of the Butler County (OH) incident management team. Previously, he served in the Cincinnati (OH) Fire Department, where he spent five years assigned to the heavy rescue and hazmat company. He has a BS degree from the University of Evansville, Indiana, and has been a fire and rescue instructor since 1988. He specializes in technical rescue instruction and has been a member of OH-TF1 and Hamilton County Urban Search & Rescue teams. DAN DOYLE is a firefighter for the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, working in Engine and Truck 8. Previously, he was a firefighter with the Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue Department and the Swissvale (PA) Fire Department. He also served as a volunteer in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Tradition Training Group.

ED DREIMAN, a 20-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant in the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Ladder 19. He is a certified fire instructor, paramedic, and hazardous material technician. JIM DUFFY has been a firefighter for more than 30 years, a career firefighter for 20, and shift commander in the Wallingford (CT) Fire Department for the past 10. He retired from the Mineola (NY) Fire Department with the rank of captain. He is a nationally certified fire instructor. He is an adjunct instructor for Middlesex County Regional Fire School. He is a member of Ricci Associates and is on the peer review board for firefightersafety.net. He is a co-author of several articles published in firefighter trade magazines in Canada and the United States as well as several DVDs from Fire Engineering. He was the division chief in charge of the Yale School of Medicine Survivability Study on the Last Chance SCBA Back-Up Filter. MICHAEL M. DUGAN, a 36-year veteran of the fire service, is also a 26-year member of the Fire Department of New York, where he serves as captain of Ladder Company 123 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. As a lieutenant, he served in Ladder Company 42 in the South Bronx. While assigned as a firefighter in Ladder Company 43, in Spanish Harlem, he received the James Gordon Bennett medal in 1992 and the Harry M. Archer Medal in 1993, FDNY’s highest award for bravery. He was a volunteer firefighter in Halesite, New York. He lectures on truck company operations, building construction, size-up, and today’s fire service. THOMAS DUNNE is a deputy chief and 30-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York and has extensive experience working in Mid-Manhattan and the Bronx. He has been the incident commander at hundreds of fires in residential, commercial, and high-rise buildings. He has written numerous articles for Fire Engineering and has presented at conferences across the country. He also serves as an adjunct instructor for the National Fire Academy. A Fordham University graduate, he writes and lectures on a variety of fire service topics. JAMES ELLIS, a 20-plus-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, assigned to Engine Company 8. He is a suppression instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and a rescue specialist with the PA USAR Strike Team 1 and instructs nationally on firefighter rescue. He is the fire chief of the 171st Air Refueling Wing Fire Department for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard in Pittsburgh. BRYAN EMENECKER is a captain with the Camden (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Squad Company 7. As a firefighter, he worked at Ladder Company 2 and Rescue Company 1. He is a nationally certified instructor and an instructor with Safety & Survival Training, LLC. He is also a squad officer and instructor for NJ-TF1. JASON EMERY, a 21-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Waterbury (CT) Fire Department, where he is assigned to the rescue/hazmat company. He has a BS in fire science from the University of New Haven and is a member of the

International Society of Fire Service Instructors. He is a subject matter expert for the National Fire Protection Association, a member of its development team, and the lead instructor for its Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Training program. He founded Emergency Training Solutions, designed the PowerPoint® materials for Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I & II, and is a contributing author to the soon-to-be published Company Officer Handbook from Fire Engineering. CHARLIE FADALE is a 23-year career firefighter; he has served the past three years as chief of the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department Training Academy. Previously, he was a lieutenant on Indianapolis Fire Department Ladder 6 and was chief of safety and training for the former Washington Twp. (Indianapolis) Fire Department for four years. EDMUND FARLEY, a 19-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, assigned to Truck Co. 17. He is a suppression instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and a rescue squad leader with the PA USAR Strike Team 1 and has several national fire service certifications. He instructs nationally on firefighter rescue. GREGORY A. FISHER, a 36-year veteran of the fire service, has been the assistant fire education specialist for the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute since 1980; he coordinates fundamental fire training for the East Central region of Illinois. He serves as safety officer for the Pesotum (IL) Fire Department. Previously, he was a captain in the Champaign (IL) Fire Department, where he served for 26 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from Southern Illinois University. Since 2003, he has coordinated the annual Explorer-Cadet Hands-On-Training Live Fire School, including the 2007 National Fire and Emergency Services Exploring Conference in Champaign.

STEPHEN FLORIAN has spent 18 years in the fire service working in cities like Highland Park, Michigan; Gary, Indiana; and now 10 years with Detroit, Michigan, where he is assigned to Ladder 19 on Detroit’s East Side. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for the past four years. He has an associate degree from the Ivy Tech State College of Indiana and is a Michigan-certified fire instructor at Macomb Community College Fire Training Institute.

BOB FRANKLIN has more than 40 years with the fire service. He has held numerous positions including chief of the volunteer department. He has been an instructor since 1976. He is the oldest practicing EMT in Arkansas and specializes in pump operations, water supply, and fire streams. He has been involved with apparatus specifications and the research and development of hose, nozzles, and foam systems. He taught ARFF and was a member of the urban search and rescue unit at Little Rock (AR) Fire Department. He founded the Northeast Saline County Fire District in 1988 and served on the 911 board in 1989. DAVID FRANKLIN is a 22-year veteran of the San Francisco (CA) Fire Department. He leads and commands Division 3 as an operations chief. He previously served as the chief of special operations and as a captain of safety and training, when he developed the

department's rapid intervention company program. He has trained numerous recruit firefighters. He also served as a lieutenant on the city’s Rescue 2. ED FRONTADO JR. is a firefighter with the Camden (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Rescue Company 1. He has been assigned to engine, ladder, and squad companies. He is also a rescue specialist with NJ-TF1. He is an instructor with Safety & Survival Training, LLC.

STEVE FRYE became a career firefighter/EMT with the Carmel (IN) Fire Department in 2000. He serves as the division chief of training. He has been a rescue specialist and heavy equipment and rigging specialist on IN-TF1 since 2005. He was promoted to rescue team manager in 2009 and is responsible for maintaining the training and deployment readiness of 75 rescue team members. He is a FEMA-certified structural collapse instructor.

MIKE GAGLIANO has 25 years of fire/crash/rescue experience with the Seattle (WA) Fire Department and the United States Air Force. He is the captain of Ladder 5 and a member of the Seattle Fire Department’s Critical Decision/Tactical Training group. He has written numerous fire service articles and is co-author of Air Management for the Fire Service and the self-contained breathing apparatus chapter of the Fire Engineering Handbook for Firefighter 1 and II (2009). He is a member of the Fire Engineering editorial advisory board and the FDIC advisory board; a director for the Cyanide Poisoning Treatment Coalition; and a national instructor on air management, fireground tactics, leadership, and company officer development. He partners with his wife Anne to teach on strategies for developing and maintaining a strong marriage/family. KEVIN A. GALLAGHER is the chief of the Acushnet (MA) Fire & EMS Department. He has more than 25 years of experience as a firefighter and a chief officer. He is an instructor in the Fire Science Program at Bristol Community College and has an associate degree in fire science and a bachelor’s degree in political science. In 2010, he was appointed by the governor of Massachusetts to the Board of Building Regulations and Standards, the state’s building code oversight board. KRISS GARCIA is the chief of the American Fork (UT) Fire Department. He retired from the Salt Lake City (UT) Fire Department after 27 years. He has more than 30 years of experience. He has had articles published in fire service periodicals and is the author of a book on fire tactics. RICHARD B. GASAWAY, PhD, retired as a chief after serving 30 years in the fire service. He now serves as the executive director for the Center for the Advancement of Situational Awareness and Decision Making. MICHAEL H. GILBERT, a 29-year veteran of the fire service, is chief of the Brevard Community College Fire Training Academy in Florida and assistant program coordinator for the College’s Fire Science Department. He is a lieutenant with the Melbourne (FL) Fire Department. He has been an FDIC staff member and a H.O.T. instructor since 1992.

He has a degree in fire science and is an instructor in firefighter survival and engine and truck operations. He has been instrumental in developing standards for fire service hydraulics and basic firefighting for the state of Florida. WILLIAM M. GODFREY retired as chief from the Deltona (FL) Fire Department after 25 years in the fire service. He is chief consultant for FutureFD/LE, a fire department and homeland security consulting firm. He has an MBA with additional degrees in public administration and EMS management. He is a paramedic and fire instructor III; a former planning manager for USAR FL-TF4; an author; a software developer; an inventor; and an expert in simulation training, fire training, fire dynamics, communication, and incident command. BILLY GOLDFEDER, EFO, is deputy chief of the Loveland-Symmes (OH) Fire Department. He has been a firefighter since 1973, a company officer since 1979, and a chief officer since 1982. He serves on the International Association of Fire Chief board of directors, the Sept, 11th Families Association, and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. He has taught at FDIC for 30-plus years and is a member of the Fire Engineering editorial advisory board and the FDIC executive advisory board. STUART GRANT, a 33-year veteran of the fire service, is a battalion chief with Dallas (TX) Fire Rescue and a task force leader for TX-TF2. He is a master firefighter and fire instructor with the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. He has been an instructor at Collin County Community College, McKinney, Texas; and at the Texas A&M University Municipal Fire School. He has two associate degrees and a bachelor’s degree in fire administration. He received the Chief Fire Officer designation. He is a “Member” of The Institution of Fire Engineers. SHAWN GRASS is a 25-year member of the fire service and a battalion chief with the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. He has instructed at FDIC H.O.T. classes in truck company operations and flashover for 12 years. He has an associate degree in applied fire science and teaches as an adjunct instructor for Ivy Tech Community College, where he is also a member of the advisory board. He is the fire training team leader for To Hell and Back 1, 2, and 3, an educational program on firefighter burn prevention. He was president of the Indy Metro F.O.O.L.S. from 2002 to 2009. SEAN GRAY is an 18-year veteran of and a fire engineer with Cobb County (GA) Fire and Emergency Services. He has worked as an adjunct training instructor for his department and is assigned to Station 19. He also works as a part-time firefighter with the Roswell (GA) Fire Department. He has an associate degree and is certified as a paramedic, a hazmat technician, and a technical rescue technician; he is a member of Georgia Search and Rescue Task Force 4. WILLIAM GREENWOOD has 18 years of experience in volunteer, paid-call, and career fire departments throughout New Hampshire. He is the training chief for the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Fire Department and a lieutenant with the Keene (NH) Fire Department. He is a senior staff instructor with the New Hampshire Fire

Academy. He is a pro-board certified National Fire Protection Association 1041 fire instructor-III, 1021 fire officer-II, firefighter-III, and firefighter safety/survival instructor. He has been published in Fire Engineering. MARK GREGORY has 26 years of firefighting experience and serves as a lieutenant in the Fire Department of New York, where he has been assigned to Tower Ladder 111 for the past nine years. Previously, he was a firefighter on Rescue 2 and Ladder 132. He instructs at the FDNY Academy as an Annual Education Day and extrication instructor, at the Suffolk County Fire Academy, and nationally as a member of P.L. Vulcan Fire Training. He has risen through the ranks in East Quogue, where he served three years as chief and is now a fire commissioner. He writes regularly for fire service magazines and Web sites; he is a cohost on Fire Engineering Radio. HENRY GRUBA is a 27-year veteran of the fire service and a lieutenant/paramedic with the Waukegan (IL) Fire Department. He is a field instructor with the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute and also instructs in the Fire Science program of McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from Southern Illinois University. DAVID GUDINAS recently joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a section chief working to support the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. He spent the majority of his career supporting the fire and emergency services, including serving more than five years as a manufacturer’s representative for fire apparatus and more than eight years as the exhibits manager and director of professional development with the International Association of Fire Chiefs. He has more than 23 years of ire service experience as a volunteer fire officer and a fire and EMS instructor. BILL GUSTIN is a 39-year veteran of the fire service and a captain with the Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Department. He began his fire service career in the Chicago area and conducts firefighting training programs in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. He is a lead instructor in his department's officer training program, is a marine firefighting instructor, and has conducted forcible entry training for local and federal law enforcement agencies. He is a contributing editor and an editorial advisory board member for Fire Engineering and an advisory board member for FDIC. He was a keynote speaker for FDIC 2011. CARL HADDON has served more than 25 years in the career fire and EMS services and is a deputy chief for the North Fork (ID) Fire Department. Since the early 1980s, he has served as fire/safety director for numerous racing organizations, including Penske Motorsports, NASCAR, USAC, and Mickey Thompson Racing. He is a Level 2 fire instructor and a member of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and FOOLS. He is the director of Five Star Fire Training, LLC and a columnist for Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine. EDWARD HADFIELD has more than 25 years of fire service experience and serves as a division chief. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, sharing his experiences within

the fire service, and also with corporate and civic leaders throughout the United States. He created and teaches company officer development programs and is a specialist in truck company operations, firefighter safety and survivability, and mission-focused command tactics. He was the 2004 California Training Officer of the Year. He has developed state and regional truck company academies in California, Washington, and Oregon. CRAIG A. HAIGH, a 28-year veteran of the fire service, is chief of the Hanover Park (IL) Fire Department and a field staff instructor with the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute. He has managed volunteer, combination, and career departments; implemented intermediate and paramedic services; and developed a variety of courses for the fire service. He has a BS degree in fire and safety engineering and an M.S. degree in executive fire service leadership. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program, a nationally registered paramedic, an accredited chief fire officer, and a member of the Institute of Fire Engineers. FRANK H. HAMMOND JR. is a 28-year veteran of the fire service. He serves as a training program manager for the Maine Fire Service Institute at Southern Maine Community College and also as the deputy chief for the Burlington (ME) Municipal Fire Department. He is a certified emergency medical technician, firefighter II, driver/operator, airport firefighter, fire instructor III, and fire officer II. He has an A.S. degree in fire science. ERIC HANKINS is a captain with the Yuba City (CA) Fire Department and a 19-year veteran of the fire service. He is a recipient of the Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award. TODD HARMS has more than 30 years in the fire service. He began his career as a firefighter/paramedic with the Peotone (IL) Fire Protection District. In 1987, he joined the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department, where he serves as the assistant chief of human resources. In 2005, as the deputy chief in charge of special operations, he responded with AZ-TF1 to the Gulf Coast region following hurricanes Rita and Katrina. His other assignments include shift commander, deputy chief of special operations, battalion chief, captain, and paramedic. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire service management and is an adjunct instructor in the fire science program at Phoenix College. EDWARD HARTIN is chief with Central Whidbey Island (WA) Fire & Rescue and the owner of CFBT-US, an international training firm focused on structural fire behavior and firefighting tactics. He is a 37-year veteran of the fire service and has taught fire behavior and structural firefighting strategy and tactics throughout the world. He is the coauthor of 3D Firefighting: Training, Techniques, & Tactics. He has a master’s degree in education, has completed doctoral studies in educational leadership, and graduated from the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. He has achieved Chief Fire Officer designation and is a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers.

PAUL HASENMEIER has been a firefighter since 2000. He is a lieutenant for the Huron (OH) Fire Department. He has a BA degree in fire science, has gained experience in numerous technical rescue disciplines, and is a member of Ohio’s Region 1 USAR team. He is a lead instructor for the Ehove Career Center Fire Academy and an adjunct instructor for Bowling Green State University Fire School. He is a contributing author to multiple trade publications and has presented at numerous conferences in the United States and Canada. GREGORY HAVEL has more than 30 years in the fire service, facilities management, and construction and is an instructor at Gateway Technical College and safety director for Scherrer Construction Co. He is a Wisconsin-certified fire officer, inspector, and instructor, and contributes to Fire Engineering and other publications. DON HAYDE, a 30-plus-year veteran of the fire service, is a battalion chief with the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Special Operations Command. Throughout his career, he has been assigned to ladder, rescue, and squad companies, and as an academy instructor teaching a variety of programs including firefighter safety and survival. JOHN HAYES is a retired firefighter/EMT. He served 32 years in the fire service with the Irvington (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Ladder 2. He is a level II fire instructor and teaches at the Bergen County (NJ) Fire Academy.

KEVIN HAYES is a 21-year veteran of the fire service; he is a captain on Engine Co. 32 in the Maplewood (NJ) Fire Department. Previously, he worked on Ladder 1 for 16 years. He is a level 1 instructor, an arson investigator, and a NJ-state EMT-B. He was the president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4525 and FMBA 25. He has been an FDIC instructor since 2006. GEORGE HEALY, a 20-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, is assigned to Battalion 51 in the 13th Division. Previously, he served as a firefighter on Ladder 3 and Rescue 1, a lieutenant on Ladder 174, and a captain of Division 14 and Special Operations Command. He was Operations Section chief at the Governor’s Island burn testing of alternate strategies for combating wind-driven fires. He is a fire service instructor I, an instructor of the Battalion Chief Command course, and the Deputy Chief development course for the FDNY bureau of training. AARON HELLER is a 26-year veteran of the fire service and a captain in charge of training for the Hamilton Twp. (NJ) Fire District #9. He is a NJ level 2 instructor, a fire official, and an EMT. He is an instructor with the Mercer County Fire Academy and at several national, regional, and local training events. He is a founding member of the Jersey chapter of the Fraternal Order of Leatherhead Society. He owns On Scene Training Associates, LLC. ALEATHA A. HENDERSON is a captain in the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. She has been a firefighter for 13 years and, since March 2003, has been the director of public education and of Firefighters Survive Alive Inc, a fire and life safety education

program. She has the following certifications: firefighter I & II, fire and life safety educator I & II, emergency medical technician – paramedic, fire officer I, car seat technician, CPR instructor, and a host of other achievements by the National Fire Academy. MICHAEL HENNIGAN retired as a battalion chief from the San Francisco (CA) Fire Department in 2005, after serving for 35 years. He has a degree in business from the University of San Francisco and teaches management, tactics, and leadership. His column “Captain’s Corner” appears on FireEngineering.com. JEFF HERRIOTT has been in the federal fire service since 1995. He began his career as an enlisted active-duty airman in the U.S. Air Force, Fire & Emergency Services flight. He then separated to fill a vacant full-time Department of Defense civilian GS firefighter position with the Air Force. He is now assigned to Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah. He is a battalion chief in the Operations Division. He has worked part-time for numerous off-base agencies including, but not limited to the following: Roy City (UT) Fire & Rescue Department (11 years), Ogden Regional Medical Center E.R. (three years), and the Davis County Sheriff’s Office (eight years) as an ambulance EMT and deputy sheriff. JIM HESTER, 24-year veteran of the fire service, serves as a captain with Tinker (OK) Fire & Emergency Services. He is a fire academy manager and rescue program coordinator for Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center and a USAR Rescue Team manager for OK-TF1.

ROBERT HIANIK has been in the fire service for 30 years and is a 25-year member of the Itasca (IL) Fire District, where he serves as assistant chief, assigned to training, health, and safety. He has been a field staff instructor for the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute since 1994, teaching in several fire training programs. He taught for the Southwest United Fire District Fire Academy in the academy and firefighter survival programs. He has been a member of the FDIC H.O.T. 1403 team since its inception in 2003. SAMUEL HITTLE is a lieutenant on Truck 1 with Wichita (KS) Fire. He has an associate degree in fire science and has been published in fire service publications. JASON HOEVELMANN is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and has been instructing for more than 16 years. He is on the board of directors for the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and the Fire and Life Safety Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. He is a member of Engine House Training, LLC, providing hands-on training for safety and survival. He has a BS degree in fire administration from Eastern Oregon University. LEIGH T. HOLLINS began his fire service career in 1976 at Nottingham Fire Company in Hamilton Square, New Jersey. He is a training battalion chief with Cedar Hammock (FL) Fire Rescue and is director of Starfire Training Systems Inc. in Manatee County, Florida. He is a member of the Fire Engineering and FDIC editorial advisory boards.

TIM HOLMAN, a 36-year veteran of the fire and EMS services, is chief of German Township Fire & EMS, Clark County, Ohio. He graduated with honors from Ottawa University in Kansas. He has an extensive background in health care management, the fire service, and organizational development. He is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (EMS and VCOS sections), Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, American Society for Training and Development, and the National Association of EMTs. He was Fire Chief of the Year for 2002 and is a member of the Commission on Chief Fire Officer and Chief Medical Officer Designation. He is the author of two books on leadership and one on team building. BILL HOPSON is a 34-year veteran of the fire service and deputy fire marshal for the Ocean County (NJ) Fire Marshal's Office. He is an active level II, classroom, and live burn instructor with mutiple New Jersey fire academies. He was a presenter and an instructor at FDIC from 1999 to 2009. RUDY HORIST is a 28-year member of the fire service and deputy chief of operations for the McHenry Township (IL) Fire Department. He previously taught at FDIC and instructs throughout Illinois and at various regional events.

CHERYL HORVATH is the division chief of operations for the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, Arizona. She has been in the fire service since 1992, working as a full-time firefighter in Illinois, where she served as union president for four years and as a field instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute. She is the past president of the board of trustees for the International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services. She is a member of the IAFC-FRI Program Planning Committee and serves on the Sahuaro Girl Scout Council board of directors and collaborates with local women firefighters in Tucson to conduct an annual fire camp for high school girls, Camp Fury.

JASON HOUCK is a lieutenant with the Cherry Hill (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Squrt 31/Rescue 13. He also serves as the chief of the Barrington (NJ) Fire Department. He is an instructor with Safety & Survival Training, LLC and also with the Camden County (NJ) Regional Emergency Fire Training Center. WADE HOULIHAN is a lieutenant with the Cherry Hill (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Ladder Company 4. He is an instructor with Safety & Survival Training, LLC and also with the Camden County (NJ) Regional Emergency Fire Training Center. He is a nationally certified level III instructor and has a master’s degree in public safety management from St. Joseph’s University. JIM HUMMELL, a 37-year veteran of the fire service, is a battalion chief and shift commander with the Clay (IN) Fire Territory. He has been an FDIC instructor for eight years. TIM HYDEN is the training and safety officer for East Manatee (FL) Fire Rescue and a 19-year veteran of the Florida fire service. He has an associate degree in fire science and

an advanced technical certificate in fire science administration and is a graduate of the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association Emergency Services Leadership Institute. He has several state certifications through the Florida Bureau of Fire Standards and Training and is a contributing author to Florida Fire Service and Fire Engineering magazines. He speaks on leadership, motivation, officer development, risk management, and marketing. CURT ISAKSON is a 23-year veteran of Escambia County (FL) Fire Rescue, where he is a battalion chief and chief of special operations. During his career, he has been assigned to fire inspections, the training division, and special operations. He is a Florida-certified instructor and fire officer. He is the owner of Suburban Fire Training, LLC, and has annual contracts with five departments to provide monthly training and coordinate multiagency training in northwest Florida. JERRY “JAY” JENSEN began his fire service career in 1992; he is a lieutenant with the Sarasota County (FL) Fire Department. He is a Florida-certified firefighter, EMT, instructor, inspector, and fire officer. He has degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Manatee Community College. He is a lead instructor for Sarasota County Technical Institute’s Fire Academy and an instructor for Starfire Training Systems. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor since 1998. SCOTT JOERGER is a captain of Engine 5 of the Rochester (NY) Fire Department. He is also training captain and former chief of the Pittsford (NY) Volunteer Fire Department. He has worked as a wildland firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon. He has an associate degree in fire protection and a bachelor’s degree in management. SHAD JOHNSON, a 19-year veteran of the fire service has served in volunteer and career departments. He is a career firefighter with the Charlotte (NC) Fire Department, where he serves as an engineer for Engine 32 and Hazmat 3. He is a North Carolina fire instructor with specialties in firefighter I and II, live structural burn, advanced SCBA, hazmat operations, and rapid intervention teams. RIC JORGE has been a firefighter for Palm Beach County, Florida, since 1992. He is a state-certified instructor 1 and live fire instructor. He teaches extensively in ventilation, ladders, firefighter survival, flashover, rapid intervention, quint/aerial operations, high-rise structure tactics, search and rescue, hose management, room orientation, air management, and entanglement. He has been an instructor for his department for seven years and teaches throughout Florida. PHIL JOSE is a battalion chief and a 25-year veteran of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department, where he is assigned as supervising chief of Battalion 7 and to the Marine Emergency Response team. He has served as a training lieutenant, training captain, and as a member of the Operational Skills Enhancement Program Development Team. He is a nationally recognized instructor for air management and tactical decision making. He is coauthor of Air Management for the Fire Service (Fire Engineering, 2008) and a recipient of the FDIC Tom Brennan Training Achievement Award.

DON KADERABEK, a 26-year veteran of the Niles (IL) Fire Department, is a lieutenant assigned to Engine 3. He is an instructor at the Southwest United Fire District Academy, Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy, and the host of www.fireattack.org. RYAN KALIHER joined the fire service in 1999 as a volunteer with Southern Manatee (FL) Fire & Rescue. He was hired as a full-time firefighter in 2000 and serves as a lieutenant. He is a Florida-certified firefighter, EMT, fire inspector II, fire officer, and fire instructor. RON KANTERMAN, a 36-year fire service veteran, is a career chief in southeast Connecticut. He has a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees, is an accomplished author, and lectures on a myriad of fire service topics around the country. He is an advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and writes “Chief Kanterman's Journal,” a monthly column featured on fireengineering.com. ANTHONY (ANDONI) KASTROS, a 25-year veteran of the fire service, is manager of the Sacramento Metro Fire Command Training Center and a line battalion chief. He served for 10 years on CA-TF7 and four years on a Type 1 incident management team. He is author of the book Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center and the Mastering Fireground Command - Calm the Chaos video series (Fire Engineering) and has been published in Fire Engineering. He has coached thousands of firefighters throughout the country on command, tactics, and leadership. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and human resource management and an associate degree in fire technology. BRIAN P. KAZMIERZAK, EFO, entered the fire service in 1991 and is division chief of training and safety and helps manage the Command Training Center for Clay Fire Territory, South Bend, Indiana. He is the MABAS Division 201 TRT Task Force leader. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire service administration from Southern Illinois University. He is the director of operations for www.firefighterclosecalls.com. He was the 2011 George D. Post Fire Engineering/ISFSI Instructor of the Year. DANIEL KEENAN is a 19-year veteran of the fire service and a lieutenant in the Springfield (MA) Fire Department’s heavy rescue company. He is an adjunct instructor for the Connecticut and Massachusetts fire academies, where he is involved in several areas of firematic training. He also served as a rescue specialist with MA-TF1. TIM KEENAN is a lieutenant in Ladder 136 in the Fire Department of New York. He was a firefighter in Crown Heights, Brooklyn’s Ladder 123. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire service management and is on the promotion list for captain. RUSS KELLAR is a lieutenant with the Austin (TX) Fire Department and has served for the past 24 years. He is also a member of TX-TF1 and has served on multiple deployments since joining the Task Force in 1997. He is a chief instructor for ROCO and teaches nationally on confined space and rope rescue operations.

THOMAS F. KENNEY is a lieutenant with the Hyannis (MA) Fire Department, where he has served for 30 years. He is a rescue team manager and an SCT instructor with the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency and MA-TF1. He is a partner in Heavy Rescue Incorporated, a fire service training company. STEVE KERBER is a fire research engineer at Underwriters Laboratories (UL). His areas of research include improving firefighter safety, fire service ventilation, lightweight construction, and smoke management fire modeling. He is a 13-year veteran of the fire service, with most of his years of service spent at the College Park (MD) Fire Department, where he served at ranks up through deputy chief. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland; he is working on his doctorate in fire safety engineering at Lund University in Sweden. He is also a registered professional engineer. ERRON KINNEY, a former professional football player, has served for 17 years in the fire and emergency services. He is a senior captain with the St. Andrews Fire Department in Charleston, South Carolina, and a level II fire instructor, a fire officer IV, an incident safety officer, and an advocate for the NFFF “Everyone Goes Home Program.” He has presented classes at FDIC and other industry conferences. He has held many ranks during his fire service career in paid and volunteer organizations. MIKE KIRBY is a captain with the Cincinnati (OH) Fire Department, assigned to Engine Co. 12. He is an 18-year veteran of the fire service and has worked in urban, suburban, and rural fire departments. He is a fire instructor for the Cincinnati Fire Department and the Bowling Green State University State Fire School. JAMES KIRSCH is a career lieutenant with the Bergenfield (NJ) Fire Department and a former volunteer chief. A 29-year fire service veteran, he is a state-certified drill ground and live fire instructor. He also serves as a logistics manager for the NJ US&R team. He has a master’s degree in public administration and is the creator of the DVD Live Fire Training in Acquired Structures. TOM KIURSKI, a 30-year veteran of the fire service, has served Livonia (MI) Fire & Rescue for the past 25 years as a training coordinator, a lieutenant, a paramedic/firefighter, and the director of fire safety education. He is the author of Creating a Fire Safe Community: A Guide for Fire Safety Educators (Fire Engineering, 1999). He has written more than 300 fire safety articles that have appeared in Fire Engineering and other industry magazines. He has an associate degree in fire science, a bachelor’s degree in fire and safety engineering technology, and a master’s degree in public administration. He is a Michigan-certified fire instructor and teaches at fire academies in Michigan. JERRY KNAPP is a 37-year veteran firefighter/EMT with the West Haverstraw (NY) Fire Department and a training officer at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, New York. He is an assistant chief with the Rockland County Hazmat Task Force and a former nationally certified paramedic. He has a degree in fire protection. He

authored the Fire Attack chapter in Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter 1 and II and numerous articles in fire service trade journals. STEVE KRAFT is a 24-year member and chief of Richmond Hill Fire & Emergency Services, Ontario, Canada. He has completed the certificate in fire service leadership course though Dalhousie University, is a graduate of the fire protection technologist course through the Ontario Fire College, and is working toward a diploma in public administration at Western University. He is a seconded and associate instructor at the Ontario Fire College. He has been published in Fire Engineering and Fire Fighting in Canada. He lectures extensively in Ontario, Canada, and is a keynote speaker for FDIC 2012. STEVE KREIS has been a member of the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department for 36 years. He began in 1975 as a firefighter and was promoted to his current position as executive assistant chief of emergency services, which he has held for three years; he was assistant chief of operations for 11 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from Arizona State University. He is also an adjunct instructor in the fire science curriculum at Arizona State University. He is a member of the FDIC advisory committee and served on the International Fire Service Training Association executive board for eight years. He has written numerous articles for Fire Engineering and is a member of many professional and civic organizations. TOM KRENN is a 33-year veteran of the fire service and a firefighter/paramedic with the Peters Township (PA) Fire Department. He is a past chief and firefighter with the McDonald (PA) Volunteer Fire Department. He is a certified firefighter II, fire officer I, and instructor I. He is a suppression instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy. KRISTINA KREUTZER, Ph.D., is a research chemist with DuPont, where she is an assistant chief with the site emergency response team and an assistant chief with the Mill Creek (DE) Fire Company. She obtained her BS in chemistry from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a nationally certified fire officer II and an instructor at the Delaware State Fire School. BRYANT KRIZIK retired as a chief from the Orland (IL) Fire Protection District after 29 years in the fire service. He has a master’s degree in public administration from Governors State University. He is an instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute, Moraine Valley Community College, and the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors. He has been with the FDIC 1403 H.O.T. class since its inception in 2003. JASON KRUSEN is the special operations chief with the Columbia (SC) Fire Department and has been in the fire service for more than 18 years. He is the president of the Board of Directors for the Fire Smoke Coalition. He is a planning manager with SC-TF1 and the Type III IMT and the coordinator for the Type II Collapse Search & Rescue Team.

PAUL LAROCHELLE, a third-generation firefighter, is a 35-year veteran of the fire service. He has 24 years of service with the Worcester (MA) Fire Department, where he is a lieutenant. Previously, he served for 19 years as a firefighter on Rescue Company 1. He is an instructor for the Massachusetts Fire Academy. RICK LASKY, a 30-year veteran of the fire service, retired as chief of the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department. He began his career as a firefighter in the suburbs of Chicago; while in Illinois, he received the 1996 International Society of Fire Service Instructors “Innovator of the Year” award for his part in developing the “Saving Our Own” program. He has served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Survival program at FDIC for more than10 years and is an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering and an advisory board member for FDIC. He is the author of the Pride and Ownership--A Firefighter’s Love of the Job (Fire Engineering) and is the cohost of “The Command Post” radio show on Fire Engineering Talk Radio.

BILLY LEACH has been involved in the emergency services since 1976, combining career and volunteer experience. He serves as the developer and senior presenter for BIG RIG RESCUE™. Also, he is a member of the N.C. Emergency Management USAR Task Force 7, sponsored by Ash-Rand Rescue & EMS. He conducts training in vehicle rescue and has presented at various symposia, conferences, rescue schools, and regional fire/rescue training seminars. He is the coauthor of Big Rig Rescue, on the topic of heavy truck anatomy and extrication.

BOB LEONARD is a captain with the San Jose (CA) Fire Department and has served in the fire service for more than 25 years. He is state certified as firefighter I & II and as a state fire officer. He is the chairman of the Engine Company Operations committee. He has presented nationally and internationally. JOHN J. LEWIS is a 30-plus-year veteran of the fire service and a ladder company lieutenant with the Passaic (NJ) Fire Department. He is an instructor at the Bergen County (NJ) Fire Academy and an adjunct instructor for Kean University in Union (NJ) and a member of the N.J. State Firefighter Health and Safety Advisory Council. He has New Jersey-certification as fire inspector/fire official, level 2 fire instructor, and fire investigator. LES LOCKWOOD is a battalion chief with the Decatur (IL) Fire Department. He has taught for 30 years with the Illinois Fire Service Institute in live burns, extrication, instruction, and other fire service disciplines at Richland Community College. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from Southern Illinois University. He has been with the FDIC 1403 H.O.T. class since its inception in 2003. MICHAEL LOMBARDO is a 34-year veteran of the fire service and was the commissioner/chief of department of the Buffalo (NY) Fire Department from 2006 to 2010. He is a New York State fire instructor and was a member of the development team for New York State firefighter survival and rapid intervention programs. He has been an editorial advisor for Fire Engineering, a member of the advisory board for FDIC, and

lead instructor for FDIC live fire training. He is the recipient of the FDIC 1999 Training Achievement award and of two heroism awards. He is an instructor on fire tactics, live fire attack, firefighter survival, and command. CHARLES LONG, a 22-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with a metro Atlanta (GA) fire department, where he is assigned to an engine company. He also coordinates and conducts departmental training in fire control and special operations. He is an adjunct instructor with the Georgia Fire Academy Special Operations division and instructs in the Georgia Smoke Diver and Public Safety Diver Programs. RICK LONGERICH is a battalion chief and a safety officer with the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. His 35 years in the fire service have encompassed executive level management positions in safety and operations, training, frontline incident management, firefighter performance management, development; implementation of safety, training, and departmental policies; and development of the operational plan for the consolidation of township fire departments into the Indianapolis Fire Department. As the Marion County Operations Chief’s chair from 2004-2006, he was responsible for creating standardized protocols for RIT/Mayday, second-alarm responses, water rescue, and enhanced mutual response protocols in Marion County. He developed curriculums for fire suppression and recruit training; the Tactical Team Rescue program, and the IFD Dive Operation program. He was a two-term treasurer for Local 416. BILL LOWE is a battalion chief with the Clayton County (GA) Fire Department, where he commands shift operations. He has a doctoral in human resource management and a master’s degree in disaster science and a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. MICHAEL LUBERTAZZI is a captain on Rescue Co. 1 in the Newark (NJ) Fire Department, where he has served for 25 years; he has also served in engine and truck companies. He is a NJ-state level II fire instructor. ROBERT MACDERMOTT is a 29-year veteran of the fire service, including 15 years as a firefighter with the Cherry Hill (NJ) Fire Department, assigned to Squirt 31/Rescue 13. He is also a Rescue Squad officer and instructor with USAR NJ-TF1. He is an instructor with the Camden County (NJ) Regional Emergency Response Training Center and with Safety and Survival Training. DANIEL MADRZYKOWSKI, PE, FSFPE, is a fire protection engineer with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He has a master’s degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland. He has conducted research and investigations to improve firefighter safety. He received the ISFSI/Fire Engineering Instructor of the Year Award in 2009. JOE MAGLIOCCA, a 24-plus-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, assigned to Engine Company 8. He is a suppression

instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and a rescue specialist with the PA USAR Strike Team 1 and instructs nationally on firefighter rescue. RICHARD MARINUCCI has been a chief for more than 27 years. He is a speaker at FDIC, a columnist for Fire Engineering and Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazines, and editor of the 7th edition of the Fire Chief's Handbook. He is a faculty member at Eastern Michigan University and the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. STEPHEN MARSAR is a 21-year veteran of the fire service and a captain in the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Engine Co. 8. He is a former commissioner of the Bellmore (NY) Volunteer Fire Department. His certifications include national and New York State (NYS) fire instructor level II and NYS Department of Health regional faculty member and instructor coordinator. He is an international advanced critical incident stress management provider, an adjunct faculty member of the Nassau County (NY) Community College’s Fire Science degree program, and second deputy chief instructor for the FDNY and Nassau County, Long Island, Fire and EMS academies. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science and emergency services administration. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program of the National Fire Academy; he received two National Outstanding Research awards and was inducted into the National Roll of Honor. AARON MARTIN is a 17-year member of the fire service. He is a firefighter with the Fire Department of New York, where he is assigned to Ladder Co. 170. Previously, he was a technician in the Fairfax County (VA) Fire and Rescue Department, Rescue Co. 401, Fire Station 1. GREG MARTIN, who has served more than 28 years in the fire service, is a battalion chief with the Hanover County (VA) Fire Department. He is a fire academy instructor, teaching a variety of programs, and an instructor in the FDIC H.O.T. Firefighter Assist and Survival training. NICHOLAS MARTIN is a sergeant with the District of Columbia Fire Department and the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department. He has more than17 years of firefighting experience and is vice president of Traditions Training, LLC, a national instruction organization specializing in operational issues. He has been the recipient of valor awards. He has written for Fire Engineering and other fire service magazines. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in management from the Public Safety Executive Leadership program at Johns Hopkins University. BRETT M. MARTINEZ has been with the fire service since 1983 as a member of the Hauppauge (NY) Fire Department and is a fire marshal for the Suffolk County (NY) Fire Rescue and Emergency Services. He has an associate degree in fire science from Suffolk County Community College and has been an instructor for the FDIC since 2002. He is a New York-certified level II fire investigator, level I instructor, peace officer, and ATF-certified accelerant detection canine handler (since 1991). He is a member of the U.S. Attorney’s Anti-Terrorist Advisor Council and the coordinator of the Suffolk County

Arson Task Force. He has written numerous articles for Fire Engineering and is the author of Multiple Fire Setters: The Process of Tracking and Identification (Fire Engineering, 2002). MIKE MASON is a 28-year veteran of the fire service and a lieutenant with the Downer’s Grove (IL) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Truck 1/Squad 1. He is a certified instructor III and fire officer II. He has an associate degree in fire science and master’s certificates in strategic and organizational leadership from several universities. He is a senior staff instructor as well as the director and founder of the not-for-profit RICOFIRERESCUE INC. He also instructs for the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, the Downers Grove Fire Academy, the Chicago Fire Academy, the Romeoville Fire Academy, and John Wood Community College. RICHARD A. MASON is training and education coordinator for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. He is a retired director of New Hampshire Fire Training & EMS (1996-2011). He served as deputy fire chief/training for the Portsmouth (NH) Fire Department, deputy fire chief/training for the Nashua (NH) Fire Department, and captain/training officer for the Lebanon (NH) Fire Department. He is past president of the North American Fire Training Directors and former chairman of the Commission of Professional Credentialing. He was 1992 N.H. Fire Instructor of the Year. He is certified as a chief fire officer and an executive fire officer. He has a bachelor’s degree in public safety management and in fire protection and an associate degree. He is an adjunct professor at the Lakes Region Community College Fire Technology Program, Laconia, N.H. PETER MCBRIDE is a captain in the Ottawa Fire Services; he serves as the executive officer for planning and innovation. He regularly presents safety-related programs to his department and others in Canada, the United States, and Europe. He is an FDIC associate educational advisory board member. LARRY MCCORMACK , a 15-year veteran of the fire service, is a firefighter with the Chicago (IL) Fire Department, Squad 5. He previously served with the Oak Lawn (IL) Fire Department and the Fire Department of New York, where he served on Ladder 26 in Harlem. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for nine years. RAY MCCORMACK is the co-publisher and editor of Urban Firefighter magazine. He is a lieutenant and 30-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York. He delivered the keynote address at FDIC 2009. He is lead instructor for Urban Essential H.O.T. He is the author of “Tactical Safety,” a weekly safety column. JAMES MCDERMOTT is a 24-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York and a battalion chief in Brooklyn. He is a 33-year member of the volunteer fire service and a former chief of the Centereach Fire Department. He is a deputy chief instructor with the Suffolk County Fire Academy.

MERV MCDONALD, a 24-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with Marietta (GA) Fire Department, where he is an engine company officer and a hazardous materials team leader. He also volunteers as deputy chief with Fort Oglethorpe (GA) Fire & Rescue. He is an instructor with the Georgia Fire Academy, Georgia Smoke Diver Association, and his departments. MIKE MCEVOY is the EMS coordinator for Saratoga County, New York, and EMS director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. He is a Professor Emeritus of critical care medicine at Albany Medical College in New York and a clinical nurse specialist in adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. He is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance and chief medical officer and firefighter/paramedic for West Crescent Fire Department. He is the EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering and is involved in numerous research studies on carbon monoxide and cyanide exposures in firefighters and civilians in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. DAVID M. MCGRAIL, a 29-year veteran of the fire service, is district chief of the Denver (CO) Fire Department. He instructs internationally on a wide range of fire service topics, specializing in high-rise firefighting and engine company standpipe operations. He was a keynote speaker on U.S. high-rise firefighting operations at the Fire and Emergency Services Asia (FESA) Singapore 2005; the keynote speaker at the British Columbia Fire Training Officer’s Association 2008 annual conference, Vancouver; and at FDIC 2009. He is a member of the FDIC educational advisory board and Fire Engineering editorial advisory board. He has contributed articles to Fire Engineering and is the author of Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe-Equipped Buildings (Fire Engineering, 2007). He has two associate degrees in fire science technology and two BS degrees. TODD MCNEAL is chief of Twain Harte Fire and Rescue in Tuolumne County, California. Previously, he was a captain for the Sonora Fire Department and served as the wildland training officer. He has a diverse background in wildland and structural fire management and suppression and has been serving as a Division/Group supervisor on a Federal Type II incident management team for the past six years. He began his career began with the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service, working between California and Montana. He has been an instructor for the past decade and has numerous incident command system qualifications in wildland operations. He is a registered instructor with California State Fire Training and a California fire officer. He has a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management. JOHN MELFA has been a member of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department since 1992; he is a captain assigned to Engine 9. He has also been a member of the Rutherford (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department since 1986, serving as a deputy chief. KEVIN MILAN is a captain with South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue. He has been in the fire service for 20 years. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy (NFA) Executive Fire Officer Program and obtained Chief Fire Officer designation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. He has an M.S. degree in executive fire service leadership and

is pursuing a Ph.D. in fire and emergency management through Oklahoma State University. He is past president of the Colorado Training Officers Association, state advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, director at-large for the International Society of Fire Service Instructors, a Governor’s appointee to the Colorado Fire Safety Advisory Board, and the recipient of NFA’s outstanding research awards in 2005 and 2006. RANDY MILLER is a 19-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, assigned to the Emergency Services Unit. He is also a member of the Hagerman (NY) Fire Department, where he has served through all of the ranks and is fire commissioner. He is also a member of NY-TF1. DOUGLAS J. MITCHELL JR. is a lieutenant in the Fire Department of New York. He previously served with Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue. He has been in the fire service for 18 years. He instructs in fire programs with Traditions Training, LLC. ERIC MOHR is a 22-year veteran of the fire service. He served 14 years at Fishers (IN) Fire Department, eight as lieutenant on Ladder 91. He has been a member of the Hamilton County Technical Rescue Team since 1999 and is the assistant team leader. He owns and manages a large acreage farm in Central Indiana, on which he maintains and operates numerous tractors and implements, including two semitractor-trailer units. He is responsible for all the maintenance and operation of the semis; this gives him extensive knowledge on the ins and outs of tractor-trailer combinations and farm rescue. FRANK MONTAGNA, a 41-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, has been a battalion chief for 25 years. He is assigned to the department’s Training Academy, where he is responsible for curriculum and officer development and simulation training. He wrote the department’s gas and electric procedure manuals. He is one of the creators of Fire Engineering’s simulations. He has a BS in fire science. He teaches a course for John Jay College based on his book Responding To Routine Emergencies. He has published numerous fire-related articles and frequently lectures on these topics. MARK MOORMAN is a 25-year veteran of the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. He has worked for 15 years on Engine 10 and has been assigned as a captain in the Training Division since 2006. He is a certified flashover instructor, safety officer, fire inspector I/II, fire officer I/II, instructor I/II/III, Scott Level III Tech, hazmat tech, and EMT. ROBERT G. MORAN is chief of the Brewster (MA) Fire Department. He is a 31-year veteran of the fire service and retired as chief of the Englewood (NJ) Fire Department after 25 years of service. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science from New Jersey City State College, a master’s degree in administrative science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, national certification as a public manager, and chief fire officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence. He has served in all line officer positions during his 31 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Leonia (NJ) and Demarest (NJ) Volunteer Fire Departments. He is a founding partner of “Jersey Guys” Fire Service Training LLC and an adjunct instructor for Kean University and the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety.

JAMIE C. MORELOCK is a 16-year veteran of the fire service and a firefighter with the Toledo (OH) Fire Department. Previously, he served with the Fremont (OH) Fire Department. He is an Ohio-certified fire instructor, teaching for several local, regional, and state programs. He is an FDIC H.O.T. instructor in the Truck Essentials program and previously taught in the Truck Company Operations-Ground Ladders program. He contributes articles to Fire Engineering. NICHOLAS MORGAN is a 27-year veteran of the fire service and has had previous experience as a volunteer and a U.S. Air Force firefighter. He is a captain with the St. Louis (MO) Fire Department, where he has worked since 1991 and is assigned to Engine 28. He is an adjunct instructor for the St. Louis County Fire Academy and the Highlander Fire Academy at the St. Louis Community College. He is a member of International Society of Fire Service Instructors, is a Missouri-certified fire service instructor II, and is enrolled in the fire science program with Columbia Southern University. ROBERT MORRIS JR. is a captain assigned to the Special Operations Command of the Fire Department of New York. He is an instructor at the FDNY Rescue School. ROBERT MORRIS SR. is the captain of Fire Department of New York’s Rescue Company 1 and an expert on forcible entry. He co-authored FDNY’s Forcible Entry Manual, which is used throughout the fire service. He lectures frequently on forcible entry, rescue operations, and truck company tactics. He is a contributor to WNYF. WALTER A. MORRIS is a 35-year veteran of the fire service and chief of the Jefferson (ME) Fire Department. An instructor for 25 years, he is a fire training program manager for the Maine Fire Training Program and an instructor at the Rockland County (NY) Fire Training Center. He has a bachelor’s degree in public safety and a master’s degree in fire protection management from John Jay College in New York City. He is a certified fire protection specialist and a nationally certified fire instructor and incident safety officer and serves on the board of directors of the National Fire Academy Alumni Association. DAVID MURPHY is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and a past chief of the Wyckoff (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department. He holds the rank of lieutenant and is the emergency management coordinator for Wyckoff . He is certified in crash investigation and fire and arson detection, is a member of the Bergen County Arson Squad, and is an active shooter instructor. By career, he is a 16-year police officer; he is a member of NJPBA Local #261. JOHN K. MURPHY, JD, PA-C, MS, EFO, retired as a deputy chief after 32 years of career fire department service. He is a practicing attorney, whose focus is on employment practices liability, training safety, employment policy and practices, forensic evaluation on fire and EMS operations, internal investigations, subject matter expert in prehospital EMS and Fire Operations, and consulting on risk management for private and public entities. His past fire and medical experience has been as a paramedic/firefighter for more than 20 years; paramedic program director, chief fire officer, chief of training, emergency

operations chief, and health and safety officer. He is a Physician’s Assistant and Fellow, American College of Clinicians, and has been a practicing physician’s assistant since 1977; his focus is on urgent, emergency, and prehospital medical care. He was a U.S. Navy Corpsman with the Marine Corps. SCOTT G. NACHEMAN is a vice president in the Chicago (IL) office of the Investigations Division of the engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti. He serves as a structures specialist with IL-TF1 as well as Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) US&R Blue IST and IN-TF1. He is a field instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute and the building construction program coordinator for the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy Firefighter Academy. He is a member of the Northbrook (IL) Fire Department Technical Rescue Team. He is an advisory member to the Illinois Terrorism Task Force and is involved with developing disaster engineering resource typing and training for the American Society of Civil Engineers and FEMA. He has master’s degrees in architecture and civil engineering from the University of Illinois. TRACY NATYSHOK is a firefighter with the Park Forest (IL) Fire Department. He has taught a variety of subjects throughout the state as a field instructor with the Illinois Fire Service Institute and other regional schools in his 22 years in the fire service. He serves on the Rescue Specialist committee with the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office and has a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from Southern Illinois University. He has been with the FDIC 1403 H.O.T. class since its inception in 2003. CHRISTOPHER NAUM is a 36-year veteran of the fire service, is an adjunct instructor with the National Fire Academy and a National Fire Fighters Foundation/Everyone Goes Home Firefighter Safety Advocate; a member of the board of directors of the International Association of Fire Chief’s Safety, Health & Survival Section; and the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). A former architect and fire protection engineer, he was the 1987 International Society of Fire Service Instructors George D. Post National Fire Instructor of the Year. He is a technical reviewer for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, Firefighter Line-of-Duty Deaths reports and investigations. He is the chief of training for the Command Institute in D.C. and the second vice president of the ISFSI, for which he is also the chief of training for the Officer Leadership Academy. JERRY NAYLIS has served on career and volunteer fire departments for more than 38 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science from Jersey City State College. He is a NJ-certified fire instructor and has taught at FDIC and throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on a variety of fire related topics. JOE NEDDER has been an on-call firefighter in various departments for more than 34 years and has held various ranks, currently with the Uxbridge (MA) Fire Department. He has been involved in training for more than 25 years, was an instructor for the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy for 16 years, has instructed at FDIC 2010 and 2011, and has written for Fire Engineering. He is the founder of and lead instructor for Cross

St. Associates, a fire service training company. He has trained with firefighters in Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Arkansas, and Illinois. TED NEE is a 29-year veteran of the fire and emergency services. He came up through the ranks of the Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department, serving in many capacities including battalion chief, director of training, and deputy chief of operations before retiring in 2003. He is a senior instructor with the New Mexico Firefighter’s Training Academy in Socorro, New Mexico. He works for Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, where he is responsible for teaching decision-making skills and conducting hands-on drills and exercises for the Lab’s emergency response team, and develops a command training center under contract with the Albuquerque Fire Department. CRAIG NELSON has been in the fire service for more than 10 years, working as a volunteer, paid-on-call, and a full-time firefighter/EMT. He works for the Fargo (ND) Fire Department and part-time at Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Moorhead as a fire instructor. He is a columnist for FireEngineering.com. Previously, he worked seasonally for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as a wildland firefighter in Northwest Minnesota. Prior to his fire career, he was an airline pilot. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in executive fire service leadership.

SID NEWBY, EFO, is an operations battalion chief with the Wichita (KS) Fire Department, where he has served for 29 years, 16 as an engine company captain. He is the lead instructor for H.O.T. Engine Company Operations at the Wichita Regional Fire School and a Kansas state and nationally certified fire service instructor. His has an associate degree in fire science and a BA in education.

EMMET NICHOLS is a 26-year veteran of the Boston (MA) Fire Department, where he is the captain of Tower Ladder 10. Previously, he served on Engine 22, Ladders 26 and 25, and Rescue 2. He has been an instructor with the Massachusetts Fire Academy since 1991. He is a member of MA-TF1. PAUL NIGRO is a 22-year veteran of and a firefighter with the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Rescue Company 2. JAMES NOLL is a career firefighter/EMT with the Fort Wayne (IN) Fire Department, assigned as health and safety officer. In his 19 years with the department, he has assisted with four recruit classes and in organizing a firefighter survival course. Since 1987, he has completed courses in emergency medical technician, fire officer I & II, instructor I and II, multiple strategy and tactics classes, and firefighter safety and survival. He is a member of the Northeastern Indiana Critical Incident Stress Management Team and a certified IAFF/Ace Peer Fitness Trainer. He has been assisting with FDIC since 1996, first as a safety officer and then as an instructor in flashover. JOHN NORMAN retired as deputy assistant chief from the Fire Department of New York, where he served 27 of his 40 years in the fire service. He attended Oklahoma State

University, majoring in fire protection technology. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire service administration from Empire State College of the State University of New York. He is a graduate of the FDNY/Columbia University Fire Officers Management Institute. He has testified as an expert witness in state and federal court cases concerning fire operations He was a consultant to the City of Chicago in the wake of the tragic Cook County Office Building fire. He has been an adjunct instructor at the Fire Academy on Randall’s Island and in the Rescue Specialist Training course given by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the nation’s 28 USAR teams. PAUL J. NORWOOD is a deputy chief/training officer for the East Haven (CT) Fire Department and served four years with the Connecticut Army National Guard. He coauthored the Tactical Perspectives of Ventilation DVD (Fire Engineering) and was a key contributor to the Tactical Perspectives DVD series. He presented at FDIC 2011 and co-hosts the Fire Engineering Blog Talk Radio show “Making the Turn.” He served as Connecticut’s Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Region II CERT coordinator. He is certified at the instructor II and officer III levels. MICHAEL O’BRIEN, an 11-year veteran of the fire service, is an eight-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is a firefighter assigned to Ladder Company 28 in Harlem. He is a volunteer firefighter with the Lake Carmel (NY) Fire Department. MIKE ORRICO, a decorated veteran with more than 30 years in the fire service, served as a member of IL-TF1. He teaches at the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute and the Oak Lawn Fire Academy. He has taught Firefighter Safety and Survival in the FDIC H.O.T. program. KAREN OWENS is emergency operations assistant manager for the Virginia Office of EMS, where she has been employed since 2001. In her position, she oversees emergency planning, training, and response, as well as the critical incident stress management program. She also volunteers at the East Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squad, Mechanicsville, Virginia. She is a Virginia-certified EMT-B (instructor) and firefighter I and II. She has a BA in psychology and a master’s degree in public safety leadership from Christopher Newport University. ROBERT C. OWENS SR. is a master firefighter/NREMT-I with the Henrico County (VA) Division of Fire. He began his fire service career with the Mechanicsville (VA) Volunteer Fire Department. He previously served as a career firefighter in Stafford County, Virginia. He works as a part-time firefighter for New Kent County (VA) Fire Rescue. He is a Virginia Department of Fire Programs-certified instructor 2 and fire officer level 4 and a mass casualty incident management instructor for the Virginia Office of EMS. He has a BS in fire science from Columbia Southern University. MATTHEW PAISS is a 15-year veteran of the San Jose (CA) Fire Department, where he serves as a captain. He was a contributor to the California State Fire Marshal’s Office photovoltaic (PV) guidelines, as well as the International Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association 1 fire code sections on PV. He has delivered PV safety training to

more than 2,000 firefighters nationwide. He has spoken in Europe on fire safety and PV design. He has associate degrees in solar energy technology and in fire science. He is a member of Underwriters Laboratories Standards Technical Panels 1703 and 1741. He has written for Fire Engineering. RAY PALCZYNSKI, a 33-year veteran of the fire service, is a fire education specialist with the Illinois Fire Service Institute, working in the specialized operations training programs. He has a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in fire science. He is also a sworn peace officer in Iowa and has a part-time position with the United States Marshal Service and the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. He has been with the FDIC 1403 H.O.T. class since its inception in 2003. CURTIS PATTERSON has more than 13 years of experience in firefighting. He is a firefighter with the District of Columbia Fire Department; a lieutenant with the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George’s County, Maryland; and an instructor with Traditions Training, LLC . JAMES PAYNE is a 26-year veteran of the Baltimore City (MD) Fire Department, where he serves as the captain of Rescue Company 1. He has served on various engine and truck companies throughout the city and is also an adjunct instructor at their academy. He is a member of MD-TF2 and instructs internationally. BEN PEETZ has served more than 15 years as a firefighter with the Napoleon (IN) Volunteer Fire Department. He has earned the National Fire Protection Association’s Certified Fire Protection Specialist designation and works as a loss prevention specialist for Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance. He provides inspection and technical analysis of commercial and industrial properties for underwriting and fire protection and develops engineering solutions and training programs for the prevention of fire and other property losses. He is a graduate of Purdue University and has degrees in agriculture communications and agrisystems management; he worked several years for Purdue’s world-renowned agricultural safety and health program. STEVE PEGRAM is chief in Goshen, Ohio. He has an associate degree in fire science and a bachelor’s degree in organizational management. He is a member of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors board of directors. BILL PENCE has more than 25 years with the fire service, with more than 18 years in The Fire Department of New York in Queens. His experience is in truck work. CHRIS PEPLER is a firefighter with Torrington, Connecticut. He is the assistant director for the Wolcott State Fire Training School, an adjunct instructor for the Connecticut Fire Academy, and director of training for Emergency Training Solutions, LLC. He is the co-author, of Fire Engineering’s video series Tactical Perspectives Fire Attack and contributed to its video series Ventilation, Search, and Command. He is an instructor for the National Fire Protection Association and was on the Chevrolet Volt first responder team. He was also part of the Emergency Training Solutions team that

produced the PowerPoint® companion materials for Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II. JIM PERKINS is the deputy chief for the Joplin (MO) Fire Department, where he has served for 22 years. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a department of 85 personnel working in six stations on three shifts. He has a degree in fire science. MIKE PERRONE is a 30-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is assigned to Ladder 175 in Brooklyn. He was instrumental in developing FDNY’s forcible entry mobile training unit and designed the Firehouse Innovations Multi-Force forcible entry door system. WILLIAM C. PETERS retired after 28 years with the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department, having served the past 17 years as battalion chief/apparatus supervisor. He served as a voting member of the NFPA 1901 apparatus committee for several years and is the author of the Fire Apparatus Purchasing Handbook (Fire Engineering) and numerous apparatus-related articles. He is on the editorial advisory boards of FDIC, Fire Engineering, and Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment. JAMES PETRUZZI, a 29-plus-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, assigned to Truck Company 8. He is a suppression instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and instructs nationally on firefighter rescue. CASEY PHILLIPS, a 24-year veteran of the fire service, is captain of Engine 28 of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department. Since its inception in 1999, he has been part of the Operational Skills Enhancement Training Development Team, which develops and delivers fire-based training to the department’s Operations Division. He has taught on air management at fire service conferences and fire departments nationally and internationally. He is a recipient of the 2008 Tom Brennan Training Achievement Award and co-author of Air Management for the Fire Service (Fire Engineering, 2008) and a contributing author to the Fire Engineering Handbook for Firefighter I and II (Fire Engineering, 2010). JEFFREY PINDELSKI is the deputy chief of operations with the Downers Grove (IL) Fire Department and a 22-plus-year veteran of the fire service. He is the past Western regional director for the Fire Department Safety Officers Association. He is an instructor for the College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He has a master’s degree in public safety administration from Lewis University, a graduate certificate in managerial leadership, and a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University. He is the coauthor of a text on rapid intervention. He is published regularly in trade journals and has been a presenter on fireground risk management and rapid intervention at several national venues. He was a recipient of the State of Illinois Firefighting Medal of Valor in 1998. BRADLEY M. PINSKY is an attorney representing more than 300 fire departments throughout New York State. He serves as captain and municipal training officer for the

Manlius (NY) Fire Department. He is one of the four attorneys hosting “Fire Service Court Radio” on fireengineering.com. He lectures frequently throughout the nation. ANTHONY PIONTEK is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and a captain in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he is assigned to the Training Division. He is president of FIRE, LLC. He is a fire instructor 3 and instructs on fire service and industrial emergency response topics nationwide. He is an FDIC H.O.T. instructor and presenter; he has been published in numerous trade magazines. JOE POLENZANI began his career in the fire service 19 years ago as a volunteer firefighter with the Ashland City (TN) Fire Department. He spent 10 years with the department, the last four as a captain. In 1998, he became a full-time firefighter with the Franklin (TN) Fire Department. In the past 13 years, he has served as a rescue company firefighter, a truck company lieutenant, an engine company captain, and an administrative services officer. He is chairman of Franklin’s training committee and a recruit school instructor, and has developed and taught numerous classes for the department’s state in-service training program. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire administration and is a state-certified firefighter II, apparatus operator, fire officer II, safety officer, and instructor. He has also earned numerous certifications in technical rescue and is a Tennessee EMT-IV. GEORGE POLSTER has been a firefighter since 1978, serving in Franklin Lakes, Wanaque, and Mahwah, New Jersey. He has been a line officer for 11 years, including five years as a departmental chief. He is a level 2 state-certified fire instructor and is employed by the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute, Fire Division. JEROMY PORTER is a 15-year veteran of the fire service and deputy chief of training and operations with the Lake Cities (TX) Fire Department. MICHAEL POSNER is a 24-year veteran of Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue, where he serves as captain. He has been an instructor at the department’s Recruit Training Bureau and has designed, implemented, and conducted operations training for more than five years. He is a lead instructor in the Officer Development Program and is the Central Operations District training officer. Previously, he served with Margate Fire Rescue. JOHN PRESTON, a 15-year veteran of the fire service, is an adjunct instructor in the Fire Science Department at Broward College. He has associate degrees in fire science and liberal arts and a BA in public administration from Florida Atlantic University and has completed three years of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy and the Incident Command System train-the-trainer program at the Emergency Management Institute. He has Pro Board certifications as firefighter II, fire inspector II, plan examiner I, fire instructor II, fire officer II, and incident safety officer. STEVE PRZIBOROWSKI is a battalion chief for the Santa Clara County (CA) Fire Department; he has more than 19 years in the fire service. He is an adjunct faculty member in the Chabot College fire technology program, where he has been teaching fire technology and EMS classes since 1993. He is a past president of the Northern California

Training Officers Association, and was named the 2008 Ed Bent California Fire Instructor of the year. He is a state-certified chief officer and master instructor. He has an associate degree in fire technology, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, and a master’s degree in emergency services administration. He has completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy and has received Chief Fire Officer designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing. DEAN PSATHAS is an 18-year member of the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Squad 61, Bronx, and is a rescue/hazmat technician group citywide. MICHAEL RAUCH is a firefighter with the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department, assigned to Ladder Company 5. He serves as a backup member for the city’s Special Operations companies. He has previously served with the United States Marine Corps. He is an instructor with Safety & Survival Training, LLC. RICHARD RAY is a 19-year veteran of the fire service. He is a member of the Creedmoor (NC) Volunteer Fire Department, where he is a captain and the training officer. He is also a career firefighter with the Durham (NC) Fire Department, where he is a captain and an adjunct instructor for the training division. He is a certified instructor and teaches basic firefighting skills, live fire, rapid intervention/firefighter self-rescue, and engine company operations. FOREST REEDER began his fire service career in 1978. He serves as division chief/training & safety with the Des Plaines (IL) Fire Department. He is the author of the weekly drill feature at www.firefighterclosecalls.com and at www.fireengineering.com. He has instructed at FDIC for 10 years and trains locally and nationally on fire service training, and safety and officer development-related topics. He has many Illinois fire service certifications and a master’s degree in public safety administration from Lewis University. He was named the 2008 George Post Instructor of the Year by the International Society of Fire Service Instructors at FDIC. JAKE RHOADES, EFO, CFO, is the deputy chief of special operations and training for the Rogers (AR) Fire Department. During his 19-year career in the fire service, he served at the Stillwater (OK) Fire Department and Jenks (OK) Fire Rescue before joining Rogers in 2009. He has instructed in a wide variety of venues, including as adjunct faculty member for Kaplan University. He is a state advocate for the Everyone Goes Home program and has been a regional trainer for the Firefighter Near Miss program. He is a principal member of the National Fire Protection Association technical committee for risk management. FRANK RICCI is a lieutenant with the New Haven (CT) Fire Department. He is a vice president of the New Haven Fire Fighters and a contributing author to the Safety and Survival chapter of Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II (Fire Engineering, 2008). He was the project manager for Emergency Training Solutions’ Firefighters Handbook I and II Power Point presentations. He is an FDIC H.O.T. instructor and lecturer; he won a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He

testified before Congress and has been a lead consultant for Yale on several studies. He developed the Fire Engineering film, “Smoke Showing.” He is a co-creator of Fire Engineering’s Tactical Building Blocks Poster series and has several Training Minute segments and the DVDs Firefighter Survival Techniques, Tactical Perspectives of Command, Ventilation, Search, and Fire Attack (Fire Engineering). TOM RICHARDSON is a battalion chief in the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Battalion 38 in Brooklyn, and a 31-year veteran of the fire service. He is a past chief of the Deer Park (NY) Volunteer Fire Department, where he has been a member for 34 years. He is an adjunct instructor at the FDNY Bureau of Training in the Battalion Chiefs Command course and the Captains Development program, and at the Suffolk County Fire Academy on Long Island. He has a bachelor’s degree in community and human services from SUNY Empire State College and a master’s degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. DAVID RICKERT is a firefighter with and a 26-year veteran of the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department, assigned to Truck 9. He has written extensively on peaked-roof ventilation and is a member of the Peaked Roof Ventilation Study at Underwriters Laboratories. JONATHAN RIGOLO, a 30-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with the Virginia Beach (VA) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Fire Station 10. He is a rescue team manager for the VA-TF2. He recently completed a tour at the VBFD’s fire training division, where he led the implementation of positive pressure attack for the department. He is a lead instructor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search and rescue structural collapse program and travels worldwide teaching firefighting, technical rescue, and structural collapse. RICKY RILEY is operations chief for the Clearwater (FL) Fire & Rescue and a member of the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as chief of department. He also served for 20 years with the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue before his retirement in 2005. ERICH RODEN is the co-publisher and editor of Urban Firefighter magazine and a captain with the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department. He is a lead instructor for the Urban Essentials H.O.T. class and was previously a H.O.T. instructor for Engine Company Operations. He is a fire service instructor for the Milwaukee Area Technical College and has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. MANNY RODRIGUEZ is a 15-year veteran of the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department, assigned to Engine Company 32. MIKE ROTOLA is a 16-year veteran of the Buffalo (NY) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Truck 6. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor with Engine Company Essentials and Live Burn training and is a member of the Eggertsville Hose Company, a volunteer fire department just outside of Buffalo.

MATHEW C. RUSH is a 16-year veteran of the Austin (TX) Fire Department, where he is a captain assigned as a terrorism/weapons of mass destruction officer. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for Engine Company and Truck Company Operations. He has been published in Fire Engineering. MIKE RUSSELL, a 29-year veteran of the fire service, serves as a battalion chief with the Dalton (GA) Fire Department. He is also a member of the department’s special operations team. He is a Structural Fire Control program instructor with the Georgia Fire Academy and instructs with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program. CHARLES RYAN, a 20-year veteran of the fire service, is a deputy chief and an 18-year member of the Fairfax County (VA) Fire and Rescue Department, where he is assigned as a shift commander in the Operations Bureau. He is the past president of the Fairfax County Professional Fire & Rescue Officers Association. He is a practicing litigation attorney and a member of the bars of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Colorado. He is an adjunct instructor at Northern Virginia Community College, where he teaches fire science classes in strategy and tactics and Fire Officer and The Law since 2002. He is an adjunct instructor in the Officer III curriculum for the Virginia Department of Fire Programs. JOHN J. SALKA JR. is a 32-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, from which he retired as a battalion chief in the Bronx. He worked in many of the busiest units in the FDNY including Rescue 3, Squad 1, and Engine 48. He has instructed at the FDNY Fire Academy in several capacities including the Battalion Chiefs Command course, the Captains Management program, and the Probationary Firefighters School. He also trains around the nation with his company Fire Command Training. JAMES SANDAS is a 25-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is assigned to Rescue 2. Previous assignments include Engine Companies 212 and 277 and Ladder 112. His fire service career began 37 years ago as a member of the Hempstead (NY) Volunteer Fire Department, where he has served as the assistant chief of training since 1983. He is also a New York State-certified clinical lab instructor for Nassau County Emergency Medical Services. EDWARD SARACENO has been a member of the fire service for 36 years and a member of the Teaneck (NJ) Fire Department for 20 years. He is a lieutenant and oversees mask service unit repair. Previously, he retired as a former chief of the Bergenfield (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department. He is a level 1 instructor and a licensed fire inspector. He teaches at the Bergenfield Fire Training Center. CHAD SARTISON had an 18-year career in the financial industry and was recognized by Calgary Inc. magazine as one of Calgary’s Top 40 under 40 entrepreneurs in 2007. In 2004, he founded The Fire Within (now Firefighters 1st), which has helped firefighters raise more than $3 million for volunteer firefighters and has donated an additional $500,000 in equipment and training. He is chairman of the organization, which is in its

seventh year and has expanded across Canada and throughout the United States. He is a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation and participated in the International Fire Chiefs Association Summit on Recruitment and Retention in Washington, DC. RANDY SCHMITZ has been involved in the extrication field for 20 years and is a firefighter/extrication instructor with the Calgary (AB, Canada) Fire Department. He has competed in regional, international, and worldwide extrication competitions/challenges. He is educational chairman for the Transport Emergency Rescue Committee in Canada and the Alberta Vehicle Extrication Association. He is a T.E.R.C international extrication judge for Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He filmed “Hybrid Extrication” for Discovery Channel Network, chaired the 2010 North American Vehicle Rescue Challenge, and developed and taught the course for the Big Rig H.O.T. symposium. JEFF SCHWERING is a 20-year veteran of the Crestwood (MO) Fire Department. Previously, he worked for six years with the Shrewsbury Fire Department. He has an associate degree in fire science and is a Missouri-certified fire investigator. JEFF SEATON has been a member of the San Jose (CA) Fire Department for 18 years. He is co-founder of the “Nobody Gets Left Behind” training group, a former Western regional director of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors, a speaker at conferences, and an FDIC H.O.T instructor. GARY SEIDEL, a 34 year veteran of the fire service veteran, served 26 years with the Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department, where he held the rank of assistant chief, and eight years as fire chief for Hillsboro (OR) Fire Department. JIM SEWNIG, a 21-year veteran of the fire service, is a member of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department, assigned to Squad 1. He has an associate degree in fire science and a BA in management from Benedictine University. He is a field instructor for The University of Illinois Fire Service Institute, a member of the SOUTHSIDE F.O.O.L.S., and a member of the Chicago Fire Department Pipes & Drums. JOHN SHAFER is a lieutenant and the training officer for the Greencastle (IN) Fire Department and the Indiana Homeland Security District 7 fire training coordinator. He is a 17-year veteran of the career and volunteer fire service. He was an advisor to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security for the state’s development of the Fire Training System of Indiana and assisted in the development of the District 7 Training Council and the District 7 Response Task Force. He developed and manages the social networking site Green Building Construction for the Fire Service on facebook and is owner/writer for Green Maltese LLC http://greenmaltese.com. TOM W. SHAND is a 40-year veteran of the fire service; he began his career with the College Park (MD) Fire Department in 1970 while attending the University of Maryland. Over the years, he has served with departments in Pennsylvania and New York. He is a

nationally certified level II fire service instructor. His work career included time with the Public Protection Department of the Insurance Services Office and 25 years in the fire apparatus industry working in various sales and engineering capacities. He is a partner at Emergency Vehicle Response, where he conducts fire protection surveys and apparatus engineering work. PAUL SHAPIRO, a member of the fire service since 1981 and a retired engineer from the Las Vegas (NV) Fire Department, is director of Fire Flow Technology and a national instructor on large-flow water delivery. He has authored numerous articles for fire trade magazines and a video on large-flow water delivery. DAN SHAW has been a member of the fire service since 1992 and is a captain with the Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue Department. He has instructed at FDIC and has written for Fire Engineering. He instructs nationally on fireground operations as a vice president of Traditions Training, LLC. CRAIG H. SHELLEY is a 40-plu-year member of the fire service. For 26 years, he served with the Fire Department of New York with units of the Special Operations Command; he retired as the chief of marine operations. After retiring from the FDNY, he was appointed as the fire chief for the Rutland (VT) Fire Department. He then served in the Middle East as a fire protection technical advisor for Saudi Aramco. He is a fire and safety consultant for World Safe International, LLC. He has a BS degree in fire service administration and an M.S. degree in executive fire service leadership. He is the author of many articles published in trade magazines as well as a co-author of Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters (Fire Engineering, 2007). DAN SHERIDAN is a 26-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is a battalion chief. He has worked in Harlem and the Bronx for most of his career. He is a national instructor and the founder and chief operating officer of Mutual Aid Americas, an international nonprofit training group to assist firefighters. Previously, he instructed at the Rockland County (NY) Fire Academy. He is a frequent contributor to Fire Engineering and has a monthly column on FireEngineering.com. He authored Chapter 12 (Forcible Entry) for the Fire Engineering Handbook for Firefighter I and II. WILLIAM SHOULDIS served in line and staff positions with the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department for 35 years. He is an instructor at the National Emergency Training Center and a guest speaker at the Graduate School at St. Joseph’s University. JIM SILVERNAIL is a captain in St. Louis County, Missouri. He serves as a resident contract instructor at the National Fire Academy, a lead instructor at the St. Louis County Fire Academy, and a member of MO-TF1. He serves as a rescue/engine company officer and a shift training officer. He instructs at the St. Louis County Fire Academy, specializing in truck company operations. He has been published in Fire Engineering and is writing a book on suburban fire tactics for Fire Engineering.

TOM SITZ is a lieutenant and 26-year veteran of the Painesville Twp. (OH) Fire Department. He is an instructor in the fire science program at Lakeland Community College and in the state firefighter certification program at Auburn Career Center. He has written several articles for Fire Engineering and presented several times at FDIC. DENISE L. SMITH, Ph.D., is a professor of health and exercise sciences at Skidmore College, where she directs the First Responder Health and Safety Laboratory, and a research scientist at the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute. She has coauthored an exercise physiology textbook and an advanced cardiovascular exercise physiology textbook and has contributed to a textbook on live fire training. She has conducted far-reaching research on the cardiovascular strain associated with firefighting and has lectured extensively on health and safety issues in the fire service. She is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the National Fire Protection Association Fire Service Occupational Safety and Health committee. GERARD SMITH JR. began his career in the fire service in 1995. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Baltimore City (MD) Fire Department (BCFD), where he is a firefighter/paramedic assigned to Truck Company 15 and to Special Operations Command as a member and instructor of the dive rescue team. He is member of the Fort Washington Volunteer Fire Company in Montgomery County, PA. Before joining the BCFD, he graduated from Loyola University of Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. GREG SMITH is a 25-year veteran the fire service. He has spent the past 19 years with the Fishers (IN) Fire Department. He is a lieutenant assigned to the heavy rescue company on the “A” shift. He has been a member of the Hamilton County Rescue Task Force since its inception and is a rescue diver and also oversees technical rescue operations for his shift. He has been an active instructor for recruit academies and area fire departments for more than 15 years. KYLE SMITH is a lieutenant with Cobb County (GA) Fire and Emergency Services, assigned to Engine Company 19. He has been in the fire service for 18 years and worked in career and volunteer fire departments. He also works as a consultant for a fire protection engineering firm specializing in big box retail. JIM SMITH, a 19-plus-year veteran of the fire service, has spent the past 11 years with the Fire Department of New York, where he is assigned to Squad 41. Previously, he served as a firefighter with the New Rochelle (NY) Fire Department. He is a nationally certified fire instructor and an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for Engine Company Essentials.

RON SMITH is a 21-year veteran of the fire service. He has served the past 13 years at the Gary (IN) Fire Department, where he is the engineer on Truck 1. He is an adjunct instructor for the department and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security Firefighter Training System.

JACK SORRELLS, a 23-year veteran of the fire service, serves as a lieutenant with Cobb County (GA) Fire and Emergency Services, where he is the hazmat team training coordinator. He is a lead instructor with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program. He has an AAS degree in fire science technology and a BBA degree in finance. RON SPADAFORA is an assistant chief and a 33-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, where he is also the chief of logistics in the Bureau of Operation. He has written numerous articles for WNYF and serves on its advisory board. He has also written for Fire Engineering, Size-Up, and the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. He has taught fire science at John Jay College for more than 20 years as an adjunct professor and is the senior instructor for Fire Technology Incorporated. WILLIAM STALLFORT retired as a battalion chief from the Cherry Hill (NJ) Fire Department, where he was assigned to the Operations Division. He has been actively involved in the fire service since 1974. He retired from NJ-TF1, which he served as rescue squad leader and instructor, and in the Technical Search component. He is an instructor with Safety & Survival Training, LLC and previously was an FDIC H.O.T. instructor. LES STEPHENS, a 21-year veteran of the fire service, is the chief of the San Marcos (TX) Fire Department. He is certified as a master firefighter and an instructor with the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. He has served as his department’s training instructor and is an instructor at Collin County Community College in McKinney, Texas, and at Texas A&M University Municipal Fire School. He has an associate degree in fire protection from Tarrant County Community College. He is enrolled in the National Fire Academy’s EFO program. DOUG STEPHENSON, a 20-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant assigned to an engine company for a metro Atlanta (GA) fire department. His duties include coordinating training in special operations, fireground management, firefighter survival, and live fire exercises. He is a lead instructor for various special operations programs, including the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, with the Georgia Fire Academy. He is a principal member of National Fire Protection Association’s Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee and the co-owner of www.AxcessRescue.com, a highly specialized, vertical response training company. He has taught at FDIC since 1997. EUGENE STOLOWSKI has more than 20 years in the fire service. He served 12 years with the Fire Department of New York, where he was assigned to Ladder 27 in the Bronx. In 2005, he was one of six firefighters forced to jump out of the fourth floor of a Bronx tenement on what has become known as “Black Sunday.” He is a nationally certified instructor and safety officer. He instructs with Safety & Survival Training, LLC and the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety/Kean University. He remains actively involved with the FDNY Fire Family Transportation Foundation.

HUGH STOTT is a deputy chief for the West Chicago (IL) Fire District. He has also been a field instructor for the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute since 1983. He has been the lead instructor for the Institute’s Breathing Apparatus Specialist class (Smoke Divers). DALE STRAIN is a lieutenant with 26 years of service with the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Engine 8. He spent 10 years in the training division conducting all aspects of training for recruits as well as incumbents. DANNY STRATTON is a 26-year veteran firefighter, with experience as a volunteer, U.S. Army, and career firefighter. He is a captain with the Camden City (NJ) Fire Department, a course coordinator at the Camden County Emergency Training Center, and an instructor for Safety and Survival LLC. He is a rescue specialist with New Jersey’s USAR team. He has an associate degree in fire science from Camden County Community College. MATT STROUD is a 22-year veteran of Toyota Motor Corporation, where he is a master diagnostic technician, certified in vehicle technologies including hybrids. He founded MGS TECH in 2007 with the goal of teaching firefighters/EMS personnel how to safely manage hybrid and other new technology vehicle incidents. He has completed multiple extrication courses, giving him a strong knowledge base of fire tactics and terminologies. He works with fire agencies around the country distributing the Hybrid Response Guide (HRG) and teaching firefighters/EMS personnel how to prevent potential injuries to responders and vehicle occupants. JACK SULLIVAN, CSP, CFPS, is the director of training for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. He retired as a lieutenant and a safety officer from Lionville (PA) Fire-Rescue. He has more than 30 years of experience as an instructor and works on various national committees dealing with traffic incident management and roadway incident safety for the fire service. STEFAN SVENSSON began his career as a firefighter in the Swedish Air Force in 1986. In 1989, he earned a bachelor’s degree in fire protection engineering and, in 2002, a Ph.D. at Lund University in Sweden. During the past 17 years, he has been involved in experimental and theoretical investigations on firefighting tactics, including firefighting methods and command and control. He is the author of several books, scientific articles, and reports. He is involved with the local fire brigade as a firefighter/crew commander. RICK SWALES is a firefighter with the Coweta County (GA) Fire Department, where he is assigned to a rescue company and coordinates and conducts training in fireground management, special operations, and live fire workshops. He teaches with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, where he assists with fireground survival training. MATT SZPINDOR, a 25-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Fire Department of New York, where he is an instructor to the Special Operations Command

Technical Rescue School. Previously, he was assigned to Squad 1 in Brooklyn. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor for the past 10 years. TODD TAYLOR is a battalion chief with the Wayne Township (IN) Fire Department. He has been in the fire service for 26 years, both with the United States Air Force and another municipal department in Indiana. He is the owner of Advanced Rescue Solutions, which specializes in technical rescue training. He is a member of IN-TF. MIKE TERPAK, a 35-year veteran of the fire service, is a deputy chief and citywide tour commander in the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department. Throughout his career, he has worked in the city’s Lafayette and Greenville areas with Engines 10 and 17, Ladder 12, and Rescue 1; as chief of the city’s 2nd Battalion; and as former chief in charge of the city’s Training Division. He lectures nationally on fire/rescue topics and is the founder of Promotional Prep, a New Jersey-based consulting firm that prepares firefighters and fire officers studying for promotional exams. He has a BS degree in fire safety administration from the City University of New Jersey and is the author of Fire Ground Size-Up, Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics, and Fireground Operational Guides (Fire Engineering,). JOHN TEW is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and has been a member of the Fire Department of New York for 13 years, assigned as a firefighter in Rescue Company 4. He instructs at the Special Operations Command Training School. Previous assignments include Engines 307 and 318 and Ladder 143. He has served through all of the ranks of the Hagerman Fire (NY) Department, where he is now a training officer. LOREN TEWES, a 22-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant on Engine 9, “A” shift, for the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. He has served in the Training Division for 12 years and continues to assist that division as a shift training officer. J. SCOTT THOMPSON, chief of The Colony (TX) Fire Department, began his fire service career in 1981 and served as a career and volunteer firefighter in large and small organizations. He has been a presenter and H.O.T. instructor at FDIC since 2002. He has a bachelor’s degree in emergency administration and planning and is a certified public manager. WILLIE THOMPSON is a firefighter with the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department, where he is assigned to the Training Division as the aerial instructor. He specializes in ventilation, forcible entry, and strategic and tactical considerations for the truck company. Previously, he served 10 years as a firefighter in the Air Force, four of those years as an instructor at the Air Force Academy for Fire Protection, where he received master instructor certification. He teaches state level classes such as instructor I, II/III, and fire officer I. GERALD TRACY, a retired battalion commander, served 31 years with the Fire Department of New York. He developed numerous training programs for FDNY for all ranks, including chief officers. He has had articles published with FDNY’s training

publication WNYF and Fire Engineering. In collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and NYU Polytechnic Institute, he conducted live fire research of smoke management of high-rise buildings and wind-driven fires, funded by the Department of Homeland Security. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association Project Technical Panel reviewing “Firefighting Tactics under Wind-Driven Conditions.” DAVID TRAIFOROS is a 40-year veteran of the fire service. He was chief of the Franklin Park (IL) Fire Department, retiring after 30 years of service. He is the director of training for the Bensenville (IL) Fire Protection District and a firefighter for the Berkeley (IL) Fire Department. He is also an instructor for the Northern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy. He has been an instructor and speaker at FDIC for several years and instructs nationally. DANIEL M. TROXELL, a 34-year veteran of the fire service, is the captain of Truck Company 6 in the Washington (DC) Fire Department. A Pro Board-certified level III instructor, he serves as an adjunct instructor with the DC Fire Department Training Academy and has developed and taught courses for in-service company and probationary firefighter training. He is an instructor for Traditions Training, LLC, a company specializing in combat-ready street-smart firefighter training. In addition, he manages Troxfire Training Solutions, LLC, which develops realistic training props and classes for truck company operations. He has a BS degree in fire protection engineering and an M.S. degree in applied management, both from the University of Maryland at College Park. JOHN TSOKALAS, a 30-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant in the Manchester (CT) Fire Department. He has been a certified fire service instructor since 1989 and an adjunct instructor with the Connecticut Fire Academy for nearly 20 years. He has extensive knowledge in technical rescue operations and all facets of vehicle and machinery operations. CYNTHIA ROSS TUSTIN has been the deputy chief for the Bradford West Gwillimbury Fire and Emergency Service and the Barrie Fire and Emergency Services, Canada. She has 25 years in the fire service and is a program specialist with the Office of the Fire Marshal. She has worked as a critical care nurse, a volunteer firefighter, and an instructor with the Georgian College Fire Pre-Service Program. She has been a speaker at FDIC and has been published in fire service magazines and journals throughout Canada and the United States. ROBERT TYLER is a 36-year veteran of the fire service. He is chief in Sandpoint, Idaho, where he has served 29 years. Previously, he served as firefighter, engineer, captain, and department training officer. He served on the Idaho Emergency Services Training Board for seven years and is an active member in the Northern Idaho Fire Chief’s Association. He has been teaching at FDIC since 2004. MARK VAN DER FEYST, a member of the Woodstock (Ont., Canada) Fire Department, began his career in the fire service in 1998 with the Cranberry Township (PA) Volunteer

Fire Company, where he served as a firefighter and training officer for four years. He then joined the Mississauga (Can.) Fire & Emergency Services, where he served for three years. Before joining the fire service, he was a design engineer for SimplexGrinnell for five years. He graduated as a fire protection engineering technologist from the Seneca College of Applied and Technologies and from the Justice Institute of British Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in fire and life safety studies. He is pursuing a master’s degree in safety, security, and emergency management through Eastern Kentucky University. PETER VAN DORPE is director of training for the Chicago (IL) Fire Department, where he has served for 32 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from Southern Illinois University. He has been a field instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute and a lead instructor for the Chicago Fire Department’s Fire Officer School and teaches building construction for the fire service through the City Colleges of Chicago. He has recently participated as a subject matter expert for Underwriters Laboratories’ research project “Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber under Fire Conditions” and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s “Evaluating Firefighting Tactics Under Wind-Driven Conditions.” He is a keynote speaker for FDIC 2012. CURT VARONE has more than 39 years of experience in the fire service, from which he retired in 2008 as a deputy assistant chief (shift commander) with the Providence (RI) Fire Department. He is now the director of the Fire Service Division of the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute and most recently was the director of the Public Fire Protection Division at the National Fire Protection Association. He is a practicing attorney, licensed in Rhode Island and Maine. He has written Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook and is a member of the Fire Engineering Fire Service Court. FRANK VISCUSO is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and a tour commander in Kearny, New Jersey. He is a level 2 New Jersey fire instructor, co-creator of FireOpsOnline, and the author of three books, including Fireground Operational Guides (with Michael Terpak). He has developed more than 50 standard operating procedures and has served seven years as his department’s training officer. His articles appear in Fire Engineering. MICHAEL WALKER has been a member of the Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department for 22 years and a battalion chief for the past five years. He is a member of the Mid-America FOOLS and a fire service instructor. MARK WALLACE, MPA, CFO, EFO, CEM, MIFireE, is the author of Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence, 2nd Edition (Fire Engineering, 2006). He has more than 42 years in the fire service and has served as chief of department in Colorado and Texas.

JIMM WALSH serves as the training officer and a division chief for the Winter Park (FL) Fire Department. He is the owner and Webmaster of VentEnterSearch.com, a fire service training Web site dedicated to truck company functions. BRIAN WARD, an 18-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain with the Cherokee County (GA) Fire Department, assigned as a station officer in the 2nd battalion. He coordinates and conducts training in fireground management, special operations, and live fire workshops. He also teaches with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, where he assists with fireground survival training. DOUGLAS WATSON began his firefighting career in 1975 as a volunteer firefighter in Greenwich, Connecticut. After serving three years with the U.S. Army, he joined Palm Beach County (FL) Fire Rescue in 1981. In 2004, he was assigned as a training officer and leads the department’s Continuous Quality Improvement Fire Division. He teaches fire hydraulics for Palm Beach State College and has an A.S. degree in fire science and an A.A. degree. JOE WEBB has been an FDIC flashover instructor for the past five years. He has been a lieutenant in Squad 7 for the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department for more than 32 years. He is a trained rescue specialist and DRI rescue diver; he was a FEMA task force member from 1992 to 2001. JIM WEISS retired as chief of Battalion 5 from the Newark (NJ) Fire Department, which he joined in 1984. He joined the fire service and the Hackensack (NJ) Fire Department in 1981. He is an instructor at the Bergen County Fire Academy and has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor since 1999. JEFF WELCH retired from the fire service after 28 years. He has served in positions up to and including chief. He was a field instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute and continues to instruct in many disciplines. He has been involved with the FDIC H.O.T. program since 2000. He received a bachelor’s degree in fire science from Southern Illinois University. He has been with the FDIC 1403 H.O.T. class since its inception in 2003. He is a fire sprinkler inspector with SimplexGrinnell, Spokane (WA). DEVON WELLS, a 20-year veteran of the fire service, is chief of Hood River (OR) Fire & EMS. He is a western regional director of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors. JERRY WELLS is a battalion chief in the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department, where he has served for more than 26 years. He has worked at all levels from firefighter/paramedic to battalion chief. He has also served his home community as a volunteer firefighter and worked part time as an adjunct instructor for the Collin County Community College. He has a bachelor’s degree in emergency management from the University of North Texas. He has had articles published in Fire Engineering and has taught at the FDIC 2010 and 2011. He has served as keynote and guest speaker at several fire service functions and schools.

CARL WENDT is a 23-year veteran of the Newark (NJ) Fire Department, where he is a captain with Rescue Co #1. He is also a 24-year member of the Boonton (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as deputy chief for 2010 and as the FAST coordinator. He is a NJ-level 2 instructor and teaches at the Passaic County Fire Academy. This is his fifth year as an FDIC H.O.T. instructor. STEVE WHITE is a 20-year veteran of the Fishers (IN) Fire Department, where he is a battalion chief and is responsible for all facets of the department’s technical rescue program. Under the direction of the Hamilton County Fire Chiefs, he serves as the team leader for the Hamilton County Technical Rescue Team. BILLY WHITFIELD is a lieutenant/paramedic with Cedar Hammock (FL) Fire Rescue, where he has served since 1991. He entered the fire service in 1989 and served as a volunteer firefighter at the West Side Fire Department. He is a Florida-licensed paramedic and fire inspector. MICHAEL WILBUR has been a volunteer firefighter for more than 38 years; he has spent 30 of those years with the Fire Department of New York, where he is a lieutenant assigned to Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx. Previously, he served on Ladder Company 56 and on the FDNY apparatus purchasing committee. He guided the FDNY chauffeurs school through state certification. He has been published in fire service publications, served on the IFSTA validation committees for the Apparatus Operator and Aerial Operator manuals, and on the U.S. Fire Administration committees on Safe Operation of Fire Tankers and Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative. He is nationally recognized in the areas of emergency vehicle operations, apparatus placement, and apparatus purchasing. NICK WILBUR has been a firefighter/EMT for the College Park (MD) Fire Department for three and a half years and has been a volunteer at Howells (NY) Fire Department more than five years. He has also been a support instructor in emergency vehicle response for the past five years. DERRICK WILLIAMS is a 10-year veteran of the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department, assigned to Engine 31 as a private. He has a degree in fire science and is one of the shift training officers. He has instructed in engine and ladder company operations, rapid intervention, and vent-enter-search. KOY WILSON has been a member of the Stockton (CA) Fire Department for 11 years and a tillerman on Truck 2 for the past seven years. He is a H.O.T. instructor for the department, covering engine and truck company operations, rapid intervention, and vehicle extrication. He is a California state fire instructor and one of the founding members of the Stockton Fools. BRYAN WINZER is a 19-year veteran of the fire service and a nine-year member of the Fire Department of New York, where he is assigned to Engine Company 231 in Brooklyn. He is also a firefighter with the Huntington Manor Volunteer Fire Department, where he previously served as captain and lieutenant of the hook and ladder company. He

has been an FDIC H.O.T. instructor and a lecturer. He is a member of the development team for “To Hell and Back,” an educational program on the reality of burn injuries for firefighters. STEVEN WOODWORTH is a 28-year veteran of the fire service and an assistant chief with the Atlanta (GA) Fire Department. He is an instructor with the Georgia Fire Academy and with Safe-IR Inc., a training firm specializing in thermal imaging. He has been a FDIC H.O.T. instructor for the past 15 years. JOEL YODER, a 31-year veteran of the fire service, is a battalion chief with the Rockdale County (GA) Fire Department, assigned as a station officer, shift training officer, and a hazmat coordinator. He is also a lead instructor with the Georgia Smoke Diver Program and coordinates and manages all live fire evolutions. He has assisted the Georgia Fire Academy with the development and instruction of live fire training, as an adjunct instructor, since 1983. MATT ZIMPFER is a 10-year veteran of and a firefighter in the Fire Department of New York, assigned to Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx. Prior to working for the FDNY, he served five years as a paramedic. He is a veteran of the United States Navy and attended St. Joseph’s Paramedic School. He is an instructor for several private consulting companies in firefighter survival, forcible entry, and truck company operations.