Teresa Ann Crisman Teresa Ann Crisman is the Director of Public Affairs - Community Risk Reduction for the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Prior to that, she was the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department in Maryland. She has devoted her life's
work to the fire service and is well known and respected for her leadership and efforts in all aspects of Fire and Life Safety Education and community involvement. Throughout her career, Teresa has been engaged in numerous fire safety education programs at the local, state, and national levels. Teresa has also been a member of the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, as well as the Branchville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, and has served as a certified Fire Inspector. She has set a positive example for others to follow with for her knowledge, leadership abilities, enthusiasm, and her belief that collaboration with other organizations is key to getting lifesaving information, tools, and skills into the hands and heads of the public. Teresa has been a strong advocate for having working smoke alarms and home fire sprinkler systems in order to save lives in residences. During her career, she has worked closely with the Maryland State Fireman's Association (MSFA), Safe Kids Coalitions, the Stop, Drop, and Roll Program, the Risk Watch Injury Prevention Program, and has been active in several Community Risk Reduction Programs. All of this to protect the public from the effects of fire and other life altering injuries. Teresa's incredible work has been recognized with several prestigious awards. Just a few of these include the Maryland State Fire Marshal's "Life Safety Educator of the Year" in 2012,
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