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A little about Chief Marc Revere:

Marc Revere, CFO, Fire Chief of Novato Fire Protection District, was honored by receiving the first Ronny Jack Coleman Leadership Legacy Award. President Randy Bruegman and Retired Fire Chief Ronny Coleman presented the award during the Center for Public Safety Excellence’s annual awards ceremony held during Fire-Rescue International in Chicago, Illinois.

Chief Revere has been in the Fire Service for 31 years; the past 12 as Fire Chief, and is a recognized leader not only within the state of California, but nationally as well. He has served on the International Association of Fire Chief’s (IAFC) Professional Development Committee (PDC) since 2000, assisted in the writing of the Officer Development Handbook, and co-developed the Center for Public Safety Excellence’s (CPSE) National Mentoring Program. In addition, he is a member of the Light Weight Construction Committee to review light weight construction through Underwriters Laboratory. He has served as the President of the California Fire Chief’s Association, Chairman of the Professional Development Committee for Santa Clara County Fire Chief’s Association, President of Southern California Training Officers, and President of the Foothill Fire Chief’s of Monterey Park.

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A little about President Johnson and President Parow:

Outgoing IAFC President Jeff Johnson is the former Fire Chief for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) – a combination agency with over 400 career firefighters and support staff, and approximately 100 volunteers.  TVF&R is Oregon’s largest fire district serving a population of approximately 450,000 citizens within nine cities and portions of three counties.

Incoming IAFC President Jack Parow is fire chief in Chelmsford, Mass., a 34-year veteran of the fire service and an IAFC member since 1991.

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A little about Chief Chris Riley:

Chief Riley began his fire service career in Southern California in 1981 and worked his way through the ranks to Chief Officer. As a Chief Officer, he worked in several facets and capacities, while overseeing multiple divisions and  programs.

In September 2006, he was appointed as Fire Chief with the City of Pueblo, CO. Riley serves on the Colorado State Fire Chief’s Board of Directors as a Regional Representative for Colorado’s South Region. In this position, he is committed to strengthening various chief organizations in the regions five counties and throughout the State.

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A little about Chief Brian Crawford:

Crawford began his fire service career in Shreveport in 1984, completing his training as part of the 31st Basic Class. He was assigned as a Firefighter/EMT to Station 7 (Truck 7) in the Highland Neighborhood and later Station 9 (Truck 9) in Cedar Grove. In 1985 he was transferred to Central Station 1 (Engine 1) downtown and six months later to Rescue 1 where he would remain until 1988.

In 1988 Crawford was promoted to Fire Medic Driver and assigned to Station 15 (Medic 15) in Sunset Acres. He would receive his paramedic training in 1990 and as side employment join the flight aeromedical transport team consortium of Life Air Rescue of Willis Knighton and Schumpert Medical Centers in 1991.

Crawford was promoted to Fire Engineer in 1994. His first administrative role would come in 1996 when promoted to EMS Officer overseeing medical CQI evaluation. He would become a Training Officer in 1998 where he also oversaw the organization’s hiring process. In 2000 he became part of the Command Staff and was promoted as the department’s first Public Information Officer. In 2002 he promoted to the Assistant to the Fire Chief position where he oversaw the Administrative Staff, $45 million operating budget and was the Director of Strategic Planning.

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A little about Battalion Chief Martha Ellis:

Battalion Chief Martha Ellis has been a firefighter with the Salt Lake City Fire Department (SLCFD) for more than 15 years, serving as a firefighter, an engineer, a media technician, an ARFF training officer, an airport fire marshal and currently the fire marshal for Salt Lake City. She has won the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge Women’s Division five times, and held the world record for 8 consecutive years. She also works as a certified fitness coordinator for the SLCFD.

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A little about Rick Black, Butch Cobb, and Ralph Dorio:

Rick Black is program manager for the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.

Robert “Butch” Cobb recently retired as a Deputy Chief with the Jersey City, NJ, Fire Department. Chief Cobb was a member of the group who founded the Worcester Safety and Survival Seminar to honor the fallen firefighters. Cobb is the director of Community Hazard Mitigation for the Insurance Services Organization (ISO).

Ralph Dorio, a licensed building, fire, mechanical, and construction administration official in New Jersey, joined Insurance Services Office in 1999 as a technical coordinator for the Building Codes Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS).

Dorio is chairman of the board of Fire Commissioners for Washington Township Fire District Number 1. He serves on the technical committee for the ICC performance code, the committee for hurricane-resistant construction, several NFPA technical committees, and the certification committee. He also participated in the 9/11 Commission as an active member of the group reviewing emergency preparedness for the private sector.

Dorio is a certified code enforcement instructor, holds an ICC CBO certification, and has 15 years’ experience in construction and more than 10 years’ experience in plan reviews and construction inspection. He has also served as a volunteer fire fighter since 1984, including three years as chief officer.

Dorio has a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree.

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A little about Chief Adam Thiel:

Chief Adam K. Thiel is the Chief of Alexandria Fire Department (VA.) and a former state fire director for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Chief Thiel’s operational experience includes serving with distinction in four states as a chief officer, incident commander, company officer, hazardous materials team leader, paramedic, technical rescuer, structural/wildland firefighter, and rescue diver. He also directly participated in response and recovery efforts for several major disasters including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Isabel.

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This year at Fire-Rescue International, FireRescue magazine Editor-in-Chief   Tim Sendelbach sat down with Palm Beach County FD District Chief Billy Schmidt to discuss “Training Management/ CO issues (the 360 concept).”

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A little about District Chief Billy Schmidt:

Billy Schmidt is a District Chief assigned to the 3rd Battalion with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (Florida). He’s an adjunct instructor for the department’s Training and Safety Division and has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management and an associate’s degree in Fire Science.

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A little about Chief Chris Connealy:

Chris Connealy has served as fire chief of the Cedar Park Fire Department since March 2004. Cedar Park is a rapidly growing community that borders Northwest Austin and has 74 members and four fire stations. He served over 25 years with the Houston Fire Department and retired January 2004. He promoted through the ranks and retired as fire chief. Chris has associate, bachelor, and master degrees. He is accredited as a Chief Fire Officer, EFO graduate, and completed the Harvard University State and Local Executive Fellowship program. He is the Chairman of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, serves on the Texas Fire Chiefs Association executive board, and received various awards during his career in the fire service. Chris serves as an adjunct instructor for TEEX and Austin Community College. He has two sons that are 20 and 18 years-old.

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A little about Dr. Tony Kern:

Dr. Tony Kern is the CEO of Convergent Performance; a small veteran owned firm formed and dedicated to reducing human error in high risk environments. Kern is one of the world’s leading authorities on human performance and the author of six books on the subject, including Redefining Airmanship, Flight Discipline, Darker Shades of Blue: The Rogue Pilot, and most recently Blue Threat: Why to Err is Inhuman. Kern is an internationally recognized expert in the field of applied human factors and performance improvement, and has lectured on the subjects around the globe for nearly two decades. Kern has deep operational roots as a Command Pilot and Flight Examiner in the B-1B bomber, as well as senior staff and leadership experience, including service as the Chair of the Air Force Human Factors Steering Group and Director and Professor of Military History at the USAF Academy.

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