Safety and Health

The Safety and Health Section of the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association

This committee monitors and analyzes issues related to fire service safety and health including federal and state legislation, national standards and other health and safety-related trends as they apply to the Florida fire service. The section develops educational and supports material for use by the members of the FFCA and the Florida fire service with the goal of increasing firefighter occupational safety and health.

Chairman John Whalen, Assistant Fire Chief City of Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department	Mental Wellness Sub-Committee Chair Jeremy Hurd, Captain/Chaplain Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Mental Wellness Sub-Committee Co-Chair Dustin Hawkins Indian River Fire Rescue	Cancer Sub-Committee Chair Samuel A. Eaton, Battalion Chief Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Cancer Sub-Committee Co-Chair Vicki Sheppard, Retired Division Chief Palm Beach County Fire Rescue	Collaborative Chair Christopher Bator, Battalion Chief Coral Springs - Parkland Fire
Conference Chair Keith Cartwright, Deputy Fire Chief Reedy Creek Improvement District	Fire Marshal's Office Representative Mike Tucker, Bureau Chief / Superintendent Florida State Fire College
FFCA Board Liaison Carlos Aviles, Fire Chief St. Augustine Fire Department	Division of State Fire Marshal Julius Halas, Director Division of State Fire Marshal
FFCA President Ty Silcox, Fire Chief Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue	FFCA 1st Vice President Douglas Riley, Fire Chief Lakeland Fire Department
FFCA Executive Director Ray Colburn Florida Fire Chiefs' Association	FFCA Secretary/Treasurer Julie Downey, Fire Chief Davie Fire Rescue
FFCA Sr. Board Member Leland Greek, Retired	FFCA NW Region Director Ryan Crawford, Fire Chief South Walton Fire Department
Member Tim Abramczyk Florida Forest Service	Member James Angle, Program Director St. Petersburg College, Fire/Public Safety Training Ctr
Member Mark Austin, Deputy Fire Chief Cocoa Beach Fire	Member Carlos Aviles, Fire Chief St. Augustine Fire Department
Member Brendan Babinec Sunrise Fire Rescue	Member Alvin Barker, Fire Chief Orange Park Fire Rescue
Member Michael Beck Florida Fire Service	Member Karl Bennett North Port Fire Rescue
Member Mark Bradshaw Polk County Fire Rescue	Member Joe Bruni, Training Division Chief St. Petersburg Fire
Member Edmund Cain Villages Public Safety	Member Charles Chapman Bureau of Fire Standards
Member Eddie Corsino Bradenton Fire	Member William Costello, Division Chief Sarasota County Fire Training Division
Member Chris Cottle Palm Coast Fire Department	Member Jason Cotton South Walton Fire Department
Member Todd Coulter Estero Fire Rescue	Member Nick Coutsouvanos, Captain Deltona Fire Rescue
Member Melissa Dembicer, Planning/Research State Fire Marshal's Officer	Member Rebecca Desch Bradenton Fire Rescue
Member Justin Desy Deland Fire Rescue	Member Dave Downey, Fire Chief, Retired
Member Julie Downey, Fire Chief Davie Fire Rescue	Member Kevin Easton, Fire Chief Englewood Fire Department
Member Frank Ennist, Training Section Supervisor Florida State Fire College	Member Ralph Franklin, Fire Chief Okeechobee County Fire Rescue
Member Craig Fuller Oakland Park Fire Rescue	Member Ryan Gallik, Firefighter/Paramedic St. Cloud Fire Rescue
Member Pete Gannon Dive Rescue Intl	Member Ray Giblin Tequesta Fire Rescue
Member Martin Giles Citrus County Fire Rescue	Member Bruce Gillingham, Fire Chief High Springs Fire Department
Member Mark Goldfeder, President Five Bugles Institute, LLC	Member Jorge Gonzalez Davie Fire Rescue
Member Keith Grice, Division Chief Osceola Fire Rescue	Member Larry Grubbs, State Safety Officer Florida Forest Service
Member Marie Guma Lumiere Healing Centers	Member Richard Hall St. Lucie Fire District
Member Mark Harper, Assistant Superintendent Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, Division of State Fire Marshal	Member Grady Harrison Marco Island Fire
Member Chris Hart Midway Fire District	Member Rick Hartzog Lakeland Fire Rescue
Member Willie Haugabrook Sumter County Fire EMS	Member Brian Hughes South Walton Fire Department
Member Michael Jimenez North Collier Fire	Member Bill Klein Eastern Florida State College
Member Richard Keith Tavares Fire	Member Phil Kennedy, Battalion Chief Seminole County Fire Department
Member Joe King Flagler County Fire Rescue	Member Matt Kinley, Assistant Chief Seminole County Fire Department
Member John Klinefelter Clearwater Fire Rescue	Member Stephen Krivjanik Oakland Park Fire Rescue
Member Todd LeDuc, Assistant Chief Broward Sheriff's Office	Member David Lee, Ph.D., Professor University of Miami
Member Jacob Lee Rockledge Fire Rescue	Member Walt Lewis, District Chief Orlando Fire Department
Member John Leonard Oakland Park Fire Rescue	Member Bryan Lopez North Collier Fire
Member Jo-Ann Lorber Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue	Member TJ Lyon, Government Analyst/SERP ERP Chair Bureau of Fire Standards and Training Division of State Fire Marshal
Member Paul Manguso North Collier Fire	Member David McCallister Daytona State College
Member Rob McGilloway Coral Springs-Parkland FD	Member Rachel McKeehan West Palm Beach
Member Michael McNally, Deputy Fire Chief Coral Springs-Parkland Fire	Member Stan Mettinger, District Chief Brooksville Fire Department
Member George Mira Jr, Division Chief Operations Miami Dade Fire	Member Wendi Moldthan Reedy Creek Fire Control District
Member Jeffrey Money, District Chief, Retired	Member Daniel Moran Davie Fire Rescue
Member Nicolas Morgado Miami Dade Fire	Member Cindy Morgan, FFCA Foundation Chair Ten-8 Fire Equipment
Member Karl Morgan, Major Division of Investigative and Forensic Services Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations	Member Amanda Munsey, Exec Acct Mgmt Tenzinga
Member Mike Murphy, Fire Chief Marco Island Fire Rescue	Member Rusty Nail, Fire Chief Escambia County Fire
Member Kimberly Neisler UCF Restores	Member Trevor Nelson, Fire Chief Baker County Fire Rescue
Member Bob Norton, CEO Tenzinga	Member Gary O'Conor Clay County Fire Rescue
Member Marco Osorio Key Biscayne Fire Rescue	Member Richard Peters Wacissa Volunteer Fire Rescue
Member Harold Pool, BoD Brent BoD	Member Jeffrey Primiano Oakland Park Fire Rescue
Member Diosbani Rodriguez, Division Chief Operations Miami Dade Fire	Member Benjamin Rohde North Collier Fire
Member Daniel Ruth Edgewater Fire Rescue	Member Susan Schell, Safety Program Manager State Fire Marshal's Office
Member Orlando Segarra Miramar Fire Rescue	Member Joseph Sekula, Battalion Chief Palm Beach Fire Rescue
Member Jo Shapins Hallandale Beach Fire	Member Joe Silvestris, Fire Chief St. Cloud Fire Rescue Department
Member Bill Snyder, Fire Chief Deltona Fire Rescue	Member David Squires Jacksonville Fire Rescue
Member Melvin Stone, Assistant Director State Fire Marshal's Office	Member Tony Stravino, Fire Chief Polk County Fire
Member Jeff Strickland, Division Chief Miami Dade Fire Rescue	Member Michael Swartz Bureau of Fire Standards
Member Lisa Thompson, EMS Chief St. Cloud Fire Rescue	Member Glen Van Brunt San Carlos Park
Member Bert Vergara, Lieutenant Osceola County Professional Firefighters Local 3284	Member Michael Walker St. Lucie Fire
Member Mark Wasick Fire HUD	Member Matt Weinell, Fire Resource Manager Florida Forest Service
Member John Whalen, Assistant Chief Coral Springs, Parkland Fire	Member Stephanie Whaley St. Johns County Fire Rescue
Member Laura Whelan Estero Fire Rescue	Member William Whitfield Pace Fire Rescue
Member Ron Williams Lake Tech Fire Academy	Member Samuel Willson Oakland Park Fire Rescue
Vulnerability Assessment Program
VAP - Vulnerability Assessment Program
VAP Brochure 2015
VAP Overview 2015
Meeting Minutes
July 12, 2019
July 13, 2018
January 17, 2018
January 26, 2017
January 20, 2017
February 7, 2017

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