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Get Involved: Committee Member and
NFPA Representative Openings

Fairfax, Va., July 7, 2010... The IAFC is now taking applications from IAFC members interested in serving in the following roles.

IAFC Committee Members
The IAFC seeks members to serve on the Human Relations, Program Planning and Hazardous Materials Committees. Applicants must demonstrate background/expertise pertinent to the work of the committee as detailed below. The committee chair will review all candidates before passing his/her recommendations to IAFC President Jeff Johnson and 1st Vice President Jack Parow, who will approve the final appointments. It is the IAFC's intent, to the extent possible, to balance all committees geographically and ensure diversity of representation.

Human Relations Committee
The Human Relations Committee promotes, enhances and improves value-centered human relationships within the IAFC. It identifies human relations and diversity issues and develops and promotes solutions to help the fire and emergency service achieve a diverse work force. The vision of the committee is that the fire service will actively embrace an open, respectful, diverse workforce that is responsive to the needs of a changing environment. The committee works toward a goal of fostering inclusiveness, respect, integrity, courage, fairness, equity, ethics, empathy and honesty in the fire service.

Program Planning Committee
The IAFC Program Planning Committee develops a comprehensive, entertaining and informative educational program for the annual Fire-Rescue International conference. Each year, the committee develops a call for papers and then evaluates presentation proposals to determine applicability to the conference audience, as well as quality and level of material submitted. The committee searches for and reviews proposals for the keynote and educational keynote speakers and makes speaker recommendations to the IAFC president.

Hazardous Materials Committee
The IAFC Hazardous Materials Committee

• serves as the IAFC subject matter experts regarding hazardous materials and dangerous goods.
• monitors and identifies trends in the fire and emergency response community and industry with regard to emergency response to hazmat incidents both nationally and internationally.
• monitors and provides recommendations with regard to development of new equipment and associated training and tactics.
• develops lessons learned from major incidents.
• advises the IAFC board on policy issues relating to hazmat response.
• works closely with Congress and executive-branch federal agencies to ensure that federal law, regulations and policies are written and implemented to meet the needs of the IAFC and chief fire officers.

The Hazardous Materials Committee also plays a major role in the planning of the annual International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference.

To apply: Each applicant should submit a resume and a letter of interest containing complete contact information and the name of the committee to which you are applying to jfishkin@iafc.org. Your resume should provide details demonstrating how you are qualified to serve on that committee.

Applicants must submit the requested paperwork no later than Friday, July 16. New committee members will be expected to take their seats at FRI 2010 in Chicago.

IAFC Representatives to NFPA
You don't need to have past experience on an NFPA committee to represent the IAFC, but you do need to document appropriate experience related to the two committees below:

NFPA 402 - Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Operations
The IAFC is looking for an alternate representative for NFPA 402: Guide for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Operations to provide back up for our principal representative, Chief Robert G. Lindstrom, Jr. Read the scope of the committee document.

NFPA 1221: Public Emergency Service Communication: Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems
The IAFC is looking for a principal and an alternate representative for this committee. This committee has primary responsibility for documents relating to the operation, installation and maintenance of public emergency-services communications systems.

To apply: If you wish to be considered for either NFPA appointment, send your resume and letter of interest with your contact information to jfishkin@iafc.org by July 31.

Find ongoing information online on the IAFC Committees webpage.