EDIAFC Fire Rescue Int'l. Info.

2007 EDIAFC Conference

May 17-19, 2007

Fire Station #1

Rehoboth Beach DE

Thanks for Coming!

Conference Highlights

Elections

• President Robert Stahl, Sothampton PA

• 1st Vice President John (Jack) Gouty, Jessup, MD

• 2nd Vice President Thaddeus Lowden, Evesham NJ

• Secretary Treasurer William Askenstedt, East Windsor, NJ

• Maryland Director, Pete Mellits, Bowie, MD

• New Jersey Director, Bernie Cohan, Cheesquake, NJ

• New York Director, George Maney, Binghampton, NY

• Pennsylvania Director, Mark Showmaker, Southampton, PA

News

• Garry Briese awarded First Annual EDIAFC Fire Service Excellence Award

• Asst. Chief Richard Gimbl, Holbrook Fire Department, Holbrook, NY wins 2007 Valor Award

• EDIAFC Voted to Endorse Jeff Johnson for IAFC 2nd VP in 2008

Keynote

Executive Director

Mr. Garry L. Briese, MPA, CAE

International Association of Fire Chiefs

Presentations

President Cindy Ell

Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation

"The Rise of Cancer in the Fire Service"

Joseph Miketta

Warning Coordination Meteorologist

National Weather Service

"Storm Tracking"

Jaimie Bethard

The Use of Robots for Hazardous Materials Response

Special Operations Equipment Display with Various Civilian and Military Speakers

Battalion Chief John Tippett

National Firefighter Near Miss Program

"Firefighter Near Miss 1st Annual Report"

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