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• Increasing the staffing of both operations. Hudiburg’s FPP staff consisted of himself, an associate editor, an artist, and full-time and part-time secretaries. There were about 40 full- and part-time employees, as well as 6 student employees, at the time of Mace’s retirement. Similar growth occurred at FST during this period. • Building the current FST Professional Skills Training Center, west of Stillwater. • Moving FPP and FST from the Quonset hut on campus to a new building that housed both operations, including the warehouse, in the Technology Park on the northwest side of campus in 1976. • Building the first portion of the stand-alone FPP warehouse in 1980. • Building the current FPP front office building in 1989. • Creating the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) in 1990. • Serving as the department head in OSU’s School of Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology program from January 1986 until the time of his retirement. During his tenure in that position the enrollment in the program increased nearly 300%. Publication of the manuals remained much the same through the 1960s. Hudiburg carried on Heisler’s methods. Mace’s reorganization work, coupled with an administrative transfer to Engineering Extension in 1973, resulted in the department in charge of producing the manuals officially becoming known as Fire Protection Publications (FPP). Later, Fire Service Training and Fire Protection Publications were split into separate organizations, each with their own manager. Once Mace split FPP into a stand-alone organization, the position of Managing Editor would be the direct leader of daily FPP operations. This position was held by Hudiburg until he retired in 1975. He was replaced by Charles Thomas from July 1 to December 1, 1975. John Paige assumed the position on January 1, 1976, and held it until December 31, 1977. Jerry Laughlin was Managing Editor from January 1, 1978, until Gene Carlson took over on January 1, 1980. Carlson would hold the position for more than 15 years, before switching to a position involving growing IFSTA’s presence outside of North America. The validation conferences went on as before. Many of the same people returned and brought with them a new generation. They, like the earlier delegates, took a proprietary interest in the manuals they helped produce and thus encouraged the sales of the books. However, as more people wished to participate in the IFSTA validation process, it was clear that some changes would be needed. In the early 1960s, the organization created an advisory committee to help plan and structure the validation conference. The members of this committee were self-appointed but approved by Hudiburg and Cox. Following the incorporation of the organization as a legal nonprofit organization in the early 1970s, a formal, elected Executive Board and Executive Director were established. The Executive Director must be an employee of FPP. Today, most board candidates are nominated by a Nominations and Election committee that considers criteria such as geographical location and fire service specialty to get a fair and equal representation on the board. The Executive Board now serves as a sounding board for the editorial and administrative staff of Fire Protection Publications. Board members are also concerned with the philosophy of the organization, the policies and procedures pertaining to the manual committees, and any practical matters, such as changes to the validation process or conference. A Constitution and By-Laws change in 2004 allowed for a potential increase in the Board size to 18 members, with up to six of those positions being appointed (with full board approval) by the Executive Board Chair, Vice Chair, and the Executive Director. Appointed Board members typically represent other major fire service organizations with which IFSTA and FPP have important relationships. The full board meets twice a year, at the January IFSTA Winter Meeting and during the July IFSTA Validation Conference. The IFSTA Executive Board members in 2022 are listed in Appendix A.
12 IFSTA /FPP: THE FIRST 90 YEARS
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