Cindy Brakhage with her remembrance book during her retirement party in 2021.
Cindy Brakhage, retired Fire Protection Publications senior editor, was awarded the Marvin L. Austin Distinguished Leadership Award during the International Fire Service Training Association’s 89th Annual Validation Conference on July 9, 2022.
Dr. Kenny Fent, research industrial hygienist at NIOSH and commander in the U.S. Public Health Service, was awarded the Dr. John Granito Award for Excellence in Fire Leadership and Management Research during the International Fire Service Journal of Management and Leadership’s Research Symposium held in conjunction with the 89th Annual IFSTA Validation Conference on July 9, 2022.
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. Fire Administrator and past IFSTA Executive Board member, was awarded the John W. Hoglund Award during the International Fire Service Training Association’s 89th Annual Validation Conference in July 2022.
Tonya Hoover, deputy U.S. Fire Administrator and past IFSTA Executive Board member, was awarded the Everett E. Hudiburg Memorial Award during the International Fire Service Training Association’s 89th Annual Validation Conference in July 2022.
The election of officers for the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) National Advisory Committee (NAC) was held in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Fire Protection Publications Director, Craig Hannan, was elected NAC Chairman, effective immediately. This is a one-year term and a person is limited to serving a maximum of two consecutive terms. Previously, Hannan served as the vice chair of the NAC for two consecutive one year terms beginning in 2020.
Marvin L. Austin joined the Homewood, Illinois, Fire Department in 1954 and served as their training officer for many years. He worked his way through the ranks of the department until his retirement as assistant chief in 1971. Chief Austin joined the Illinois Fire Service Institute in 1960 and taught at their fire college for more than 20 years. His courses included salvage, aerial ladders and elevated platforms, pump operations, apparatus tests, maintenance and specifications, and many more. He also served on the IFSI Advisory Committee.
John W. Hoglund served as the director of the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute for 22 years, from 1970-1992, and as Director Emeritus until his passing in 2020. Hoglund was a nationally renowned leader in the fields of firefighting education, fire prevention and public safety.
Dr. John Granito is widely recognized as one of the premier fire service and public safety consultants in the United States. In all, Granito has participated in more than 400 fire department studies that have increased fire service performance and productivity on an extremely broad scale.
Everett E. Hudiburg was a member of the Stillwater, Oklahoma, Fire Department from 1934 to 1954. He worked his way through the ranks of the department, serving as the fire chief from 1945 to 1954. He was a proud graduate of Stillwater High School and Oklahoma State University.
Each year, IFSTA accepts nominations for four awards meant to recognize outstanding leaders in the fire and emergency services industry. Named after those who have themselves changed the trajectory of IFSTA’s history with their leadership, these awards are not necessarily presented annually, but when an exceptional nominee merits recognition.
Everett E. Hudiburg Memorial AwardEverett E. Hudiburg
The Everett E. Hudiburg Memorial Award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the training of firefighters. Learn More
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We are pleased to announce the 2022 recipient of the Congressional Fire Services Institute and International Fire Safety Training Association's Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education.
Please join us in congratulating Rebecca Booker, former Fire and Life Safety Educator, arson investigator, and certified firefighter I at the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View (SBM) Fire Department in Blaine, Minnesota (MN).
Every year since 1981, IFSTA has published a Fire Service Calendar featuring unique fire service related images from around the world. Professional and amateur photographers submit photographs for consideration to be included in the IFSTA calendar.
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