The Institution of Fire Engineers †United States of America (IFEâ€USA) Branch is pleased to announce the election of its officers for 2011. These new officers are:
- President: Scott D. Kerwood, PhD, CFO, MIFireE,
- Vice President: Harry Carter, PhD, MIFireE
- Secretary: Chris P. Riley, MS, CFO, MIFireE
These three new officers join the established leadership of Immediate Pastâ€President James M. Broman, CFO, MIFireE, Treasurer William W. Kehoe, MIFireE, and Memberâ€Atâ€Large William E. Peterson, CEM, FIFireE, as they guide the Branch along a well established path.
In particular, the new leadership of the Branch will continue the ongoing operations of the Vision 20/20 project. With funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Fire Fighters Fire Prevention and Safety Grant program, the IFEâ€USA Branch has established a steering committee comprised of noted fire service and related agency leaders to guide a national strategic planning process for the fire loss prevention that results in a national plan that will coordinate activities and fire prevention efforts.
The IFEâ€USA Branch continues the tradition of fire service leadership in promoting fire engineering which was founded in 1918 in the United Kingdom by a group of eight British chief fire officers. A similarly small group of fire service leaders met in Tulsa, Oklahoma in February 1996 to establish the IFEâ€USA Branch. Today, the membership of the IFEâ€USA Branch numbers more than 300 individuals from all parts of the country involved in Science, Technology, Law, Psychology, Physiology, and Fire Service Management.
For more information about the activities of the IFEâ€USA and membership in the branch please go to www.ifeâ€usa.org.
