FESHE Program/Professional Development Committees and Business Model
FESHE Business Model
The Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Program is a peer-driven organization comprised of leaders from associate’s, bachelor’s, and graduate programs that offer degrees in fire science or administration, EMS management, fire protection engineering, and related concentrations. The entire process of FESHE product development is designed to produce academically-educated leaders of the fire and emergency services. With an eye to the future, the end-users are FESHE schools, current students, and recent graduates who are supported and/or represented by any number of FESHE partners and, in some cases, discipline-specific professional development committees.
A peer group representing degree programs with concentrations in fire science and EMS management develop FESHE model course outlines, review next textbooks written to them, and address academic issues, as needed. The program and conference steering committees collaborate to ensure that identified national trends and issues are addressed in the annual FESHE conferences.
The National Fire Academy (NFA) serves as a conduit and process facilitator in support of teh FESHE program. The inverted pyramid represents the principle that the purpose of the NFA, its partners, and committees is to serve the end users towards achieving the aforementioned strategic goals.
FESHE Program and Professional Development Committees
National Fire Science Degree Program Committee - Associate’s
Ralph K. DeLaOssa (Chair)
Director of Public Services/Professor
Long Beach City College
Liberal Arts Campus
4901 East Carson Street
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 938-4338
(562) 938-4965 Fax
RDeLaOssa@LBCC.edu
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Travis Ford (Vice-Chair)
District Chief
c/o Nashville Fire Department
P. O. Box 196332
Nashville, TN 37219-6322
(615) 862-5422
(615) 862-5419 Fax
travis.ford@nashville.gov
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Terry Koeper (Coordinating Liaison)
Professor, Fire Science
Crafton Hills College
11711 Sand Canyon Road
Yucaipa, CA 92399-1799
(909) 389-3261
(951) 389-3263 Fax
tkoeper@craftonhills.edu
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Gary Fulton, MA, EMT-P
Fire Service Certification Manager
PA State Fire Academy
1150 Riverside Drive
Lewistown, PA 17044
(717) 248-1115 Ext. 121
(717) 248-3580 Fax
gafulton@state.pa.us
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Judith G. Kuleta
Director/Advisor
Bellevue Community College
3000 Landerholm Circle, SE
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 564-2012
425) 564-4135 Fax
jkuleta@bcc.ctc.edu
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John F. Sullivan
Worcester Fire Department
141 Grove Street
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 799-1799
(508) 799-1798
(508) 799-1819 Fax
(508) 414-1786 Cell
sullivanjf@ci.worcester.ma.us
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Dr. Debra Mertz
Instructional Program Manager
Fire Science
Florida Comm College at Jacksonville
South Campus, Building N-133
11901 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32246
(904) 646-2180
(904) 646-2188 Fax
dmertz@fccj.edu
debramertz@aol.com
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Aubrey "Buddy" Hyde, Jr.
Program Director/Assistant Professor
Southside Virginia Community College
Christanna Campus
109 Campus Drive
Alberta, VA 23821
(434) 949-1084
(434) 949-7863 Fax
buddy.hyde@southside.edu
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B. Val Williams
Director
Palm Beach Community College
4200 Congress Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33461-4796
(561) 868-3772
(561) 868-3778 Fax
williabv@pbcc.edu
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National Fire Science Degree Program Committee - Bachelor’s
Gary D. Kistner (Chair)
Program Coordinator
Office of Off Campus Programs
College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901-6613
(618) 453-7275
gkistner@siu.edu
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Barbara Klingensmith (Coordinating Liaison) (State Fire Training)
Florida State Fire College
11655 NW Gainesville Road
Ocala, FL 34482
(352) 369-2826
(352) 732-1374 Fax
Barbara.Klingensmith@myfloridacfo.com
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L. Charles Smeby
University of Florida
Fire and Emergency Services Program
M. E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction
P. O. Box 115703
304 Rinker Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-5703
(352) 273-1169
(352) 846-2772 Fax
csmeby@ufl.edu
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Gary Noll (State Fire Training)
Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
Utah Valley State College
3131 Mike Jense Parkway
Provo, UT 84601
(801) 362-9116
(801) 863-7738 Fax
NOLLGA2@uvsc.edu
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LaRon Tolley (DDP)
Western Oregon University
Division of Extended Programs
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
(503) 838-8483
Direct Ext. 8697
(800) 451-5767 x2
(503) 838-8473 Fax
tolleyl@wou.edu
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Joseph Guarnera
Anna Maria College
Fire Science Programs
50 Sunset Lane
Paxton, MA 01612-1198
(508) 849-3744
(508) 849-3343 Fax
(978) 866-2933 Cell
joegua@comcast.net
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Larry Collins, Ed. D.
Chair, Safety, Security and Emergency Management
Eastern Kentucky University
250 Stratton Building
521 Lancaster Ave.
Richmond, KY 40475-3102
(859) 622-1054
(859) 622-6548 Fax
Larry.Collins@EKU.EDU
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Adam Thiel
Fire Chief
Alexandria Fire Department
900 Second Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-4600
(703) 548-6952 Fax
adam.thiel@alexandriava.gov
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Mark Rivero
500 Casino Center
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 229-0999
(702) 303-0786 Cell
mrivero@lasvegasnevada.gov
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FESHE Conference Steering Committee
Larry Collins, Ed. D. (Bachelor’s) (Chair)
Chair, Safety, Security & Emergency Management
Eastern Kentucky University
250 Stratton Building
521 Lancaster Ave.
Richmond, KY 40475-3102
(859) 622-1054
(859) 622-6548 Fax
Larry.Collins@EKU.EDU
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Jim Broman (IAFC Professional Dev Comm)
Lacey Fire District
P.O. Box 3366
Lacey, WA 98509-3366
(360) 528-2301
(360) 491-2806 Fax
jbroman@laceyfire.com
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Johnny Mack (Associate’s)
Chemeketa Community College
P.O. Box 14007
Salem, OR 97309
(503) 399-6243
(503) 588-6438 Fax
macj@chemeketa.edu
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Adam Thiel (Bachelor's)
Fire Chief
Alexandria Fire Department
900 Second Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-4600
(703) 548-6952 Fax
adam.thiel@alexandriava.gov
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Buddy Hyde, Jr. (Associate's)
Virginia Department of Fire Programs
101 N. 14th St., 18th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219-3684
(804) 371-0220
(804) 371-0219 Fax
ahyde@vdfp.state.va.us
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Jeff Lindsey (NAEMSE)
Estero Fire Rescue
21500 Three Oaks Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
(239) 947-3473
Lindsey@esterofire.org
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Don Beckering (State Fire Training)
Minnesota State Colleges and & Universities
1450 Energy Park Drive
100-B
St. Paul, MN 55108-5265
(651) 649-5411
(651) 649-5409 Fax
don.beckering@so.mnscu.edu
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National Fire Prevention Professional Development Committee
Gerri Penney, M.Ed. (NFPA 1035)
(Chair)
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
50 S. Military Trail, Suite 101
West Palm Beach, FL 33415-3198
(561) 616-7024
(561) 616-7084 Fax
(561) 723-3886 Cell
gpenney@co.palm-beach.fl.us
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Daniel W. Uthe (IAFC)
Fire Marshal, Fire Prevention Section
Tucson Fire Department
797 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713-5011
(520) 791-5630
(520) 791-5346 Fax
Dan.Uthe@tucsonaz.gov
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Jim Crawford (NFPA 1037)
Fire Marshal
Vancouver Fire Department
7110 NE 63rd Street
Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 579-4410
Jim.Crawford@ci.vancouver.wa.us
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W. Faron Taylor (NASFM)
4633 Graceton Rd
Whiteford, MD 21160
(443) 876-2029
wftaylor@verizon.net
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James E Goodloe (NASFM)
Bureau Chief of Fire Prevention
FL Division of State Fire Marshal
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0342
(850) 413-3620
(850) 922-2553 Fax
Jim.Goodloe@fldfs.com
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Debra Carlin
Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal
City of Dallas Fire Rescue
Administration Division
1500 Marilla, Room 7AS
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 670-7951
(214) 670-4564 (Fax)
debra.carlin@dallascityhall.com
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Don Beckering (State Fire Training)
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
1450 Energy Park Drive
100-B
St. Paul, MN 55108-5265
(651) 649-5411
(651) 649-5409 Fax
don.beckering@so.mnscu.edu
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Judith G. Kuleta
Director/Advisor
Bellevue Community College
3000 Landerholm Circle, SE
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 564-2012
(425) 564-4135 Fax
jkuleta@bcc.ctc.edu
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National Industrial Fire Safety Professional Development Committee
Ronald E. Kanterman (Chair)
Chief-Emergency Services
Merck (Manufacturing Division)
RY19-11
P.O. Box 2000
Rahway, NJ 07065
732-594-4700
732-594-4220 Fax
ron_kanterman@merck.com
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David White (Vice-Chair)
Publisher, Industrial Fire World
P.O. Box 9161
College Station, TX 77842
979 690-7559
979 696-8015 Home
979 690-7562 Fax
davidw@fireworld.com
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Mr. Guy R. Colonna, P.E.
Assistant Vice President
Fire Protection Applications and Chemical Engineering
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
617-984-7435
617-984-7710 Fax
gcolonna@nfpa.org
www.nfpa.org
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Harry L. Burdick, Director
Marion City/County EMA
223 Reed Avenue
Marion, OH 43302
740-494-9911
740-494-2889 Fax
hburdick@marion.net
disaster.marion@verizon.net
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National EMS Management Degree Program Committee
Michael J. Ward (Chair)
Undergraduate DE Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
The George Washington University
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Ste 2B 406
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 741-2945
mikeward@gwu.edu
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Bruce Evans, MPA, NREMT-P (Vice Chair)
Fire Programs Coordinator
College of Southern Nevada
700 College Drive HC3
Henderson, NV 89015
(702) 651-3038
bruce.evans@csn.edu
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David S. Becker
IAFC EMS Section
12873 Wenlock Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 878-3332
dsbeckermo@msn.com
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Sebastian Wong
Las Positas College
3033 Collier Canyon Road
Livermore, CA 94551
(925) 424-1000 x2046
sebwong@comcast.net
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Bruce Walz
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Health Services
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455-3216
walz@umbc.edu
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Stephen Dean
Management Program Director
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455-3775
sdean@umbc.edu
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Erik S. Gaull
NFA contract instructor for EMS courses
5517 Potomac Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 521-8088
Esg25@columbia.edu
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Angel Burba
Howard County Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 772-4978
aburba@howardcc.edu
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Bob Seitz
Emergency Medicine Program
University of Pittsburgh
230 McKee Place, Ste 505
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 647-4671
seitzsr@upmc.edu
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Jeff Lindsey (NAEMSE)
Estero Fire Rescue
21500 Three Oaks Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
(239) 947-3473
Lindsey@esterofire.org
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