SENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING® AND RESCUE CTURAL FIRE FIGHTING: INITIAL RESPONSE STRATEGY AND TACTICS
PUMPING AND AERIAL APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR HANDBOOK
CHIEF OFFICER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS FIRE INSPECTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT
VE FIRE INSTRUCTOR
What Does It Mean to the Fire Service? It is one thing to simply state that IFSTA and FPP are mission-driven and have the most comprehensive manual validation and development process in the industry. But what does that really mean to our customers? • The content of our materials truly reflects internationally recognized best practices • NFPA and other appropriate standards are covered appropriately and completely • The wide range of fire service demographics is recognized: large/small departments; career/volunteer/ combination/industrial departments; diversity in the workplace; all regions of the country, etc. • We produce products designed to ensure that firefighters are taught the most efficient and safest ways to perform their duties We are aware of our obligations to our customers based on these factors and we understand that our customers have choices in where they turn for their training materials. Know that while some other products may have a red cover or use “Essentials” somewhere in the title, it isn’t IFSTA. Make no mistake, if it isn’t IFSTA, it isn’t THE “Red Books” and everything that it represents, including a product that is: • Written by firefighters for firefighters • Backed by the experience gained from a history spanning 90 years • Validated by firefighters from across North America and beyond, • Supported by the commitment and strength of Oklahoma State University • Based on a mission, not a profit margin • First and foremost — focused entirely on emergency responder safety and effectiveness. IFSTA and FPP Recognize Excellence IFSTA and FPP have five award programs to recognize outstanding people in the fire training field, within the IFSTA/FPP organization, and in academic research. The IFSTA Executive Board gives the annual Everett E. Hudiburg Award to a fire service individual who has made an outstanding contribution to fire service training. It could be interpreted as a career achievement award. The award was named after Hudiburg to recognize his many years of excellent service to IFSTA. Biographical information on Hudiburg may be found in Appendix H of this document. A list of Hudiburg Award recipients can be found in Appendix B.
In 1981, the FPP staff created the Marvin T. Austin Distinguished Leadership Award to recognize those people who put a great deal of time and effort into making the annual validation conference a success (Figure 30) . The staff gave the first award, which is not necessarily given every year, to Austin, who was then executive secretary of the IFSTA Executive Board. A list of all of the Austin Award recipients can be found in Appendix C . In 2016, the IFSTA Executive Board created the John W. Hoglund, Jr. Award to recognize meritorious service to the IFSTA Executive Board. This is voted on by the current members of the board. Recipients can no longer be serving on the board. This award is not necessarily given out every year, but only when a nomination is sent to the Executive Board. John Hoglund was the first recipient of the award (Figure 31) . Hoglund passed away in January 2020. A list of John W. Hoglund Award recipients can be found in Appendix D .
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36 IFSTA /FPP: THE FIRST 90 YEARS
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