Our Board

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    Rick Best

    Rick Best is a nationally recognized leader in firefighter health and safety. MORE

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    Bryan Frieders

    Bryan Frieders is the retired Fire Chief of the Pasadena (CA) Fire Department. MORE

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    Kepra Jack

    Kepra is the Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer for HeartFit For Duty. MORE

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    Dr. Sara Jahnke

    With over a decade of research experience on firefighter health, Dr. Jahnke has been the principal investigator on 10 national studies as well as dozens of studies as a co-investigator. MORE

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    Tom Jenkins

    Tom Jenkins was appointed Fire Chief for the City of Rogers in 2009. MORE

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    Rick Markley

    Rick Markley is publisher of VolunteerFirefighterIntl.com, former editor-in-chief of two firefighting publications, a fire service grant writer, and a volunteer firefighter-EMT. MORE

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    John Oates

    John is the President and CEO of the International Public Safety Data Institute, the fire service’s leader in data and analytics. MORE

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    Dave Bernzweig

    Chief Bernzweig started his career with the Columbus Fire Department in 1997 and has risen through the ranks to his current assignment as a Battalion Chief. MORE

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    Frank Leto

    Captain Frank Leto is a 35-year veteran of the FDNY and the Deputy Director of its Counseling Service Unit (CSU). MORE

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    Frank Leeb

    Managing director of the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE). MORE

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    Dennis (Denny) Compton

    is a well-known speaker and the author of several books, including his most recent offering titled Progressive Leadership Principles, Concepts and Tools. MORE

Our Fellows

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    John Kane

    John Kane spent 21 years as a career firefighter with the Syracuse (NY) Fire Department. MORE

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    Radcliffe McKenzie

    NFFF/NDRI Fellow

    Worked 30 years in Fire and EMS. Currently Health & Safety Officer