Nancy Northcutt Trench I fi rst met Nancy Northcutt Trench in 1978 and was taken by the drive and tenacity she displayed even back then – both verbally and non-verbally. We had lunch together in Stillwater, Oklahoma and she ordered a salad for me that looked like it came straight o ff of a cactus - it was simply strange. I guess she was just trying to make this “Arizona Boy” feel at home or something? That day was the start of what became a long and much cherished friendship between the two of us, and later, our families. It is such an honor for me to recognize Nancy’s leadership and contributions to the fi re service as part of this I first met Nancy Northcutt Trench in 1978 and was taken by the drive and tenacity she displayed even back then – both verbally and non-verbally. We had lunch together in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and she ordered a salad for me that looked like it came straight off a cactus; it was strange. I guess she was just trying to make this “Arizona boy” feel at home or something? That day was the start of what became a long and much cherished friendship between the two of us, and later, our families. It is such an honor for me to recognize Nancy’s leadership and contributions to the fire service as part of this Woman’s History Month. When we met, Nancy was the new (and quite young) Director of Oklahoma Fire Service Training based at Oklahoma State University (OSU). I’m sure it’s not difficult for you to imagine the challenges she faced being in charge of training in the 1970s in the all-male Oklahoma fire service. She became successful and went on to share her talents and leadership abilities as a member of the National Association of State Directors of Fire Training and Education (NASDFTE), where she served terms as vice chair and secretary/ treasurer. That organization later became the North American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD) in 1998. Woman’s History Month. When we met, Nancy was the new (and quite young) Director of Oklahoma Fire Service Training based at Oklahoma State University (OSU). I’m sure it’s not di ffi cult for you to imagine the challenges she faced being in charge of training in the 1970’s in the all-male Oklahoma Fire Service. She became successful and went on to share her talents and leadership abilities as a member of the National Association of State Directors of Fire Training and Education (NASDFTE), where she served terms as Vice Chair and Woman’s History Month. When we met, Nancy was the new (and quite young) Director of Oklahoma Fire Service Training based at Oklahoma State University (OSU). I’m sure it’s not di ffi cult for you to imagine the challenges she faced being in charge of training in the 1970’s in the all-male Oklahoma Fire Service. She became successful and went on to share her talents and leadership abilities as a member of the National Association of State Directors of Fire Training and Education (NASDFTE), where she served terms as Vice Chair and she was just trying to make this “Arizona Boy” feel at home or something? That day was the start of what became a long and much cherished friendship between the two of us, and later, our families. It is such an honor for me to recognize Nancy’s leadership and contributions to the fi re service as part of this
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