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United States
Alabama
Allan Rice, Executive Director
Alabama Fire College & Personnel Standards Commission
2501 Phoenix Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
205.391.3767 Fax 205.391.3757
arice@alabamafirecollege.org
Alaska
Jodie Hettrick, Administrator
Division of Fire & Life Safety Training and Education
5700 East Tudor Rd.,
Anchorage, AK 99507-1225
907.269.5789 Fax 907.269.0102

jodie.hettrick@alaska.gov
Arizona
Robert Barger
State Fire Marshal
Office of the State Fire Marshal
1110 W. Washington Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
ph. 602.364.1081, fax 602.364.1084
robert.barger@dfbls.az.gov
Arkansas
Rachel Nix, Director
Arkansas Fire Academy/SAU-Tech
PO Box 3499
Camden, AR 71711
870.574.1521 Fax 870.574.0817
rnix@sautech.edu
California
Mike Richwine, Chief
CA Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection
Office of State Fire Marshal
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
916.445.8195 Fax 916.445.8128
Mike.Richwine@fire.ca.gov

Colorado
Kevin R. Klein, Director
Colorado Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire Safety
690 Kipling Street, Suite 2000
Denver, CO 80215
303.239.4600 Fax 303.239.5887
kevin.klein@cdps.state.co.us

Connecticut
Adam D. Piskura, Director of Training
Connecticut Fire Academy
34 Perimeter Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096-1069
860.627.6363 x272 Fax 860.654.1889
adam.piskura@po.state.ct.us
Delaware
Robert P. Newnam, Director
Delaware State Fire School
1461 Chestnut Grove Road
Dover, Delaware 19904
voice: 302-739-4773
Fax: 302-739-6245
Robert.P.Newnam@state.de.us
Florida
Barry Baker, Bureau Chief
Division of State Fire Marshal
Bureau of Fire Standards & Training
11655 North West Gainesville Rd.,
Ocala, FL 34482-1486
352.369.2800 Fax 352.732.1433
barry.baker@myfloridacfo.com
Georgia
David Wall, Director
Georgia Fire Academy
1000 Indian Springs Dr.,
Forsyth, GA 31029-9599
478.993.4670 Fax 478.993.4671
dwall@gpstc.state.ga.us
Hawaii
Kenneth G. Silva
Hawaii State Fire Council
636 South Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-5007
808.723.7101 Fax 808.723.7111
ksilva@honolulu.gov
Idaho
Jerry L. Schroeder
Program Manager
Emergency Services Training
Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education
650 W. State St., Rm. 324
Boise, ID 83720-0095
208.334.3216 or 888-242-0210 Fax 208.334.2365
jschroed@pte.idaho.gov
Illinois
Richard L. Jaehne, Director
University of Illinois
Fire Service Institute Building
11 Gerty Dr.,
Champaign, IL 61820
217.333.3800 or 8926
Fax 217.244.6790
jaehne@illinois.edu
Indiana
John Buckman, Director of Fire Training
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
302 W. Washington Street, Room E-208
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317.232.2985
Fax 317.234.0736
jbuckman@dhs.in.gov

Iowa
Randal E. Novak, Bureau Chief
Fire Service Training Bureau
3100 Fire Service Road
Ames, IA 50011-3100
515.294.6817 or 888-469-2374
Fax 800-722-7350
novak@dps.state.ia.us


John McPhee, Certification Manager
mcphee@dps.state.ia.us

Kansas
Glenn Pribbenow, Director
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Insitute
The University of Kansas Continuing Education

1515 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-1625
785.864.9199 or Toll Free 866.804.8841
Fax 785.864.5074
gprib@ku.edu

Kentucky
Bryant Stiles, Division Director
Fire/Rescue Training Program
300 North Main Street
Versailles, KY 40383
800.782.6823 Fax 859.256.3125 bryant.stiles@kctcs.edu
Louisiana
D. Jeffrey Gleason, Director
LSU Fire & Emergency Training Institute
6868 Nicholson Dr.,
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
225.334.6300 Fax 225.334.6341
1.800.256.3473
gleason@lsu.edu
Maine
Bill Guindon, Director
Maine Fire Training & Education
Southern Maine Community College
2 Fort Rd.
South Portland, ME 04106
Office: 207.741.5937
Email: BGuindon@smccme.edu
Maryland
Steven T. Edwards, Director
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301.226.9960 Fax 301.314.1497
1.800.ASK.MFRI
sedwards@mfri.org

Massachusetts
Edmund M. Walker, Director
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
PO Box 1025, State Road
Stow, MA 01775
978-567-3114
Fax 978-567-3229
Edmund.Walker@state.ma.us

Stephen D. Coan, State Fire Marshal
MA Firefighting Academy
PO Box 1025, State Road
Stow, MA 01775
stephen.coan@state.ma.us

Thomas P. Leonard, Dep. State Fire Marshal
MA Firefighting Academy
PO Box 1025, State Road
Stow, MA 01775
tom.leonard@state.ma.us

Michigan
Michael Greis, Curriculum Specialist
Office of Fire Fighter Training
P.O. Box 30700
Lansing, MI 48909
W: 517-241-0695
F: 517-335-4061
mfgreis@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Don Beckering, State Director
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Fire/EMS/Safety Center
Wells Fargo Place
30 7th Street East, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-7804
Direct: (651) 201-1790
don.beckering@so.mnscu.edu
Mississippi
Reggie Bell, Executive Director
MS State Fire Academy
#1 Fire Academy
Jackson, MS 39208-9600
601.932.2444 Fax 601.932.2819
rbell@msfa.state.ms.us
Missouri
David E. Hedrick, Director
Fire & Rescue Training Institute
University of Missouri
240 Heinkel Building, 201, S. Seventh St.
Columbia, MO 65211
573.882.4735 or 1.800.869.3476
Fax 573.882.0678
hedrickd@missouri.edu

Kevin D. Zumwalt, Assistant Director
573.882.0892
zumwaltk@missouri.edu
Montana
Seldon "Butch" Weedon, Director
MSU Fire Training School
750 6th Street SW, Suite 205
Great Falls, MT 59404
406.761.7885 Fax 406.268.3735
bweedon@montana.edu
Nebraska
Chuck Hoffman, Training Manager
State Fire Marshal's Office
Training Division
2410 N. Wheeler Ave., Ste. 112
Grand Island, NE 68801-2376
308.385.6893 Fax 308.385.6890
chuck.hoffman@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Dennis D. Pinkerton, Bureau Chief
Fire & Hazardous Material Training & Certification
Nevada State Fire Marshal Division
107 Jacobsen Way
Carson City, Nevada 89711
Phone: (775) 684-7520
Cell: (775) 233-9608
SFM Phone: (775) 684-7501
Fax: (775) 684-7507
dpinkerton@dps.state.nv.us

New Hampshire
Richard Mason, Director
NH Division of Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services
33 Hazen Dr., (mailing)
98 Smokey Bear Blvd. (Shipping)
Concord, NH 03305
603.223.4220 or 800.371.4503
Fax 603.271.1091
Mobile 603.419.9459

richard.mason@dos.nh.gov

New Jersey
Kent D. Neiswender, Supervisor
Office of Training & Certification
NJ Division of Fire Safety
PO Box 809
Trenton, NJ 08625-0809
609.341.3473 Fax 609.341.3469
kneiswender@dca.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Reyes Romero, Director
NM Firefighters Training Academy
200 Aspen Rd., PO Box 239
Socorro, NM 87801
505.835.7521 Fax 505.835.7506
reyes.romero2@state.nm.us

New York
Floyd A. Madison, State Fire Administrator
NY State Department of State
Office of Fire Prevention & Control
Suite 500, 99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12231
518.474.6746 Fax 518.474.3240
floyd.madison@dos.state.ny.us

Tom Wutz, Chief
Fire Service Bureau, NY State Department of State
Office of Fire Prevention & Control
Suite 500, 99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12231
518.474.6746 Fax 518.474.3240
thomas.wutz@dos.state.ny.us

North Carolina
Tim Bradley
Deputy Commissioner of Insurance
NC Fire & Rescue Services Division
322 Chapanoke Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27603
919.661.5880 Fax 919.662.4414
tim.bradley@ncdoi.gov

North Dakota
Renee Loh, Executive Director
North Dakota Firefighter's Association

Office Address:
6909 Aurora Loop
Bismarck, ND 58503
Mailing Address:
PO Box 6127
Bismarck, ND 58506-6127
701.222.2799 Fax 701.222.2899

renee@ndfa.net

Robert Knuth, Training Director
North Dakota Firefighter's Association
Office Address:
6909 Aurora Loop
Bismarck, ND 58503
Mailing Address:
PO Box 6127
Bismarck, ND 58506-6127
701.222.2799 Fax 701.222.2899

rob@ndfa.net

Ohio
Mr. B. Frank Conway, Superintendent
Ohio Fire Academy
Division of State Fire Marshal
8895 East Main St.,
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
614.752.7208 Fax 614.752.7111
frank.conway@com.state.oh.us

Oklahoma
Ralph A. Brown, Director
Fire Service Training
Oklahoma State University
1723 West Tyler
Stillwater, OK 74078-8041
405.744.5727 Fax 405.744.7377
rbrown@osufst.org

Oregon
Eriks Gabliks, Director
Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards & Training
4190 Aumsville Highway, SE
Salem, OR 97317
503.378.2332 Fax 503.378.3306
eriks.gabliks@state.or.us

Pennsylvania
Mr. Timothy L. Dunkle, Administrator
PA State Fire Academy
Office of the State Fire Commissioner
1150 Riverside DR.,
Lewistown, PA 17044-1979
717.248.1115 Fax 717.248.3580
tdunkle@state.pa.us

William P. Ruth, Field Supervisor
1-800-666-7784 1-317-232-2169
wruth@state.pa.us
Rhode Island
Joseph Castro, Director
Rhode Island State Fire Academy
118 Parade St.
Providence, RI 02909
401.462.4202 Fax 401.462.4250
jcastro@fire-marshal.ri.gov
South Carolina
Ed Roper, Superintendent
South Carolina Fire Academy
141 Monticello Trail
Columbia, SC 29203
803.896.9864(direct)
803-896-9800 (main)
Fax 803.895.9856
ropere@llr.sc.gov
South Dakota
Jennifer Lindberg, Deputy State Fire Marshal
SD Dept of Public Safety
118 West Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
605.773.3562 Fax 605.773.6631
jennifer.lindberg@state.sd.us

Tennessee
Roger Hawks, Executive Director
TN Fire Service & Codes Enforcement Academy
2161 Unionville-Deason Road
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
931-294-4100 Fax 931.294.4121
Toll free 800.747.8868
roger.c.hawks@tn.gov

Texas
Les Bunte, Director
TX Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&M University System
301 Tarrow

College Station, TX 77840-7896
979.458.2840 Fax 979.458.3255
les.bunte@teexmail.tamu.edu

Utah
Hugh Connor, Director
Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
3131 Mike Jense Pkwy
Provo, UT 84601
801.863.7700 Fax 801.863.7738
connorhu@uvu.edu

Vermont
James A. Litevich, Chief of Training
Vermont Fire Academy
317 Academy Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
802.483.2755 Fax 802.483.2464
Toll free 800.615.3473
jlitevich@vfst.state.vt.us
Virginia
W. G. Shelton Jr., Executive Director
Virginia Department of Fire Programs
1005 Technology Park Drive
Glenn Allen, VA 23059-4500
804.371.0220 Fax 804.371.3408
billy.shelton@vdfp.virginia.gov
Washington
Paul Perz, Fire Training Director
Washington State Patrol Fire Training Academy
PO Box 1273
North Bend, WA 98045
425.453.3000 Fax 425.888.3060
paul.perz@wsp.wa.gov

West Virginia
Murrey E. Loflin
Director
West Virginia University Fire Service Extension
2600 Old Mill Road
Weston, WV 26452
(304) 269-0875 (Office)
(304) 276-2843 (Cell) (304) 269-0870 (Fax)
MELoflin@mail.wvu.edu

Wisconsin
Annette Severson, Associate Vice President Instruction
Wisconsin Technical College System
4622 University Avenue
PO Box 7874
Madison, WI 53707-7874
608.266.7289 Fax 608.266.1690
annette.severson@wtcsystem.edu
Wyoming
Phil Oakes, Training Manager
Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety
122 W. 25th St., Herschler Bldg. 1W
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307.777.7288 Fax 307.777.7119
poakes@state.wy.us
Canada
Alberta
Denis Cunninghame
Dean fire etc., Lakeland College
5704 College Drive
Vermillion, AB
Canada, T9X 1k4
780.853.5800 Fax 780.853.3008
denis.cunninghame@lakelandcollege.ca
British Columbia
Wayne Stevens, Director
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Fire & Safety Division
715 McBride Blvd.
New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4
604.528.5666 Fax: 604.528.5660
Toll free: 1.888.844.0445
wstevens@jibc.ca
Manitoba
Douglas Popowich, Fire Commissioner
Office of the Fire Commissioner
1601 VanHorne Avenue East
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
R7A 5Z9
dpopowich@gov.mb.ca
(204) 726-6855 Fax: (204) 726-6847

Brenda Popko, Manager
Manitoba Emergency Services College
1601 VanHorne Avenue East
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
R7A 5Z9
bpopko@gov.mb.ca
(204) 726-6844 Fax: (204) 726-6847
New Brunswick
Benoit Laroche, Acting Fire Marshal
Office of the Fire Marshal
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1, Canada
(506) 453-2004 Fax (506) 457-4899
benoit.laroche@gnb.ca
Newfoundland & Labrador
Mr. Frederick G. Hollett
Fire Commissioner & Director of NLEMO
Department of Municipal & Provincial Affairs
50 Parade St., PO. Box 8700
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canada A1B 4J6
Phone: (709)729-1608/3703
FAX: (709)729-2524/3857
fhollett@mail.gov.nf.ca
Northwest Territories
Stephen Moss, Fire Marshal
Municipal & Community Affairs
600, 5201-50 Ave.,
Yellowknife, NWT
Canada, X1A 359
867.873.7469 Fax 867.873.0260
Stephen_Moss@gov.nt.ca

William Reimer, Assistant Fire Marshal
Box 127 Fort Smith N.T.
Canada X0E 0P0
867.872.6535 Fax 867.872.6526
Nova Scotia
John Cunningham, Executive Director
Nova Scotia Firefighter's School
48 Powder Mill Rd.
Waverley, NS
Canada, B2R 1E9
Phone - (902)-861-3823
Fax - (902)-860-0255
jcunningham@nsfs.ns.ca
Nunavut
Tony T. Noakes, Fire Marshal
Office of the Fire Marshal
Community and Government Services
P.O. Box 1000, Stn. 700
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Canada X0A 0H0
Office: 867-975-5310
Cell: 867-222-1089
Fax: 867-975-5315
tnoakes@gov.nu.ca
Ontario
Rose Barg, Ed.D.
Acting Section Manager
Academic Standards and Evaluation
Office of the Fire Marshal, MCSCS
5775 Yonge St. 7th Floor
Toronto, ON, M2M 4J1
416.325.0943 Fax 416.325.3122 rose.barg@ontario.ca
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Firefighters Association
Miles Boulter, Chief Training Instructor
Fire Training Centre
P. O. Box 1173
Charlottetown, PEI Canada C1A 7M8
boulter@pei.sympatico.ca
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PEIFFA/

Québec
Claude Beauchamp
Directeur des Opérations
École nationale des pompiers du Québec
2800, Boul. Saint-Martin Ouest, bur. 3.08
Laval (Québec) H7T 2S9
Téléphone :  (450) 680-6800  
Sans frais :   1 866 680-3677
Télécopieur : (450) 680-6818
Claude.Beauchamp@enpq.gouv.qc.ca

Saskatchewan
Duane McKay
Fire Commissioner
Building and Fire Safety
Suite 310-1855 Victoria Ave.
Regina, SK
Canada, S4P 3T2
306.787.4516 Fax 306.787.9273
duane.mckay@gov.sk.ca
Yukon
Mike Marcuson
Deputy Fire Marshal
Yukon Fire Marshal’s Office
Box 2703 (C-20)
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6
Phone: (800) 661-0408 ext 8236
or (867) 667-8236
FAX: (867) 667-3165
Mike.Marcuson@gov.yk.ca
 


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