The North American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD) is seeking to hire an Executive Director to manage the professional organization. NAFTD announced it is looking for a dynamic individual to move the organization forward, expand membership, and adapt to the fire service industry’s opportunities and challenges. The position will be responsible for the creation of plans and programs that will effectively meet the needs of membership and support the growth and reputation of NAFTD.

Position qualification requirements include demonstrated experience managing a complex membership organization and exemplary communication skills. The position will report to the five-member NAFTD Board of Directors. Organizations interested in filling the position will be required to assign a single individual dedicated to the job performance responsibilities to fulfill the role.

NAFTD President, John Cunningham, states, “NAFTD has been the voice of State, Provincial, and Territorial fire service training for many years and we are excited to be looking for our first Executive Director to be the face of our organization ensuring that our mission is fulfilled through programs, strategic planning and stakeholder outreach.”

NAFTD will accept position Statements of Proposal through 4pm CST on Friday, September 13, 2019. Proposals arriving after the date and time specified will be declared non-responsive and will not be considered for evaluation. Application materials should be sent via e-mail to NAFTD President, John Cunningham at jcunningham@fireschool.ca. While electronic communication is preferred, documents that must be mailed may be sent to: John Cunningham, President, NAFTD, 48 Powder Mills Road, Waverley, NS B2R1E9.

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The North American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD) is a national 501(c)(3) corporation comprised of fire training directors from North America, committed to be a primary point of contact for state, provincial and territorial fire training agencies as well as the federal government, while improving and establishing best practices as advocates for fire training, education, information and research. On an annual basis, the combined efforts of NAFTD members provide training and education programs to more than one million career and volunteer fire service personnel in the United States and Canada. NAFTD serves as a forum to enhance and enrich fire training and education programs and their administrators. Additional information regarding NAFTD and its membership is available at www.naftd.org.

Being a smaller department, the Parker Fire Department built in as many labor saving devices as possible on its new E-ONE Custom Typhoon Pumper including foam system, generator for scene lights, cord reel, hydraulic ladder rack and more.

• Truck Type: Custom pumper
• Fire Department Name: Parker (AZ) Fire Department
• Dealer Name: H&E Equipment Services
• Body: Extruded aluminum
• Chassis: Typhoon X medium cab with 58″ CA
• Axle: Single
• Engine: Cummins L9 450 hp
• Tank: 750-Gallon “T” water tank with 30-gallon foam cell
• Pump: Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm single-stage pump

The Teague (TX) Volunteer Fire Department's Skeeter Type 3 a lifted Ford F550 four-door chassis with Skeeter's custom Step-Side body. It is a NWCG Type 3 with 500 gallons of water. This unit is already in service and answering calls. Brush 99 is dedicated to former Teague VFD Fire Chief Robert L. Knight, who died in the line of duty battling a downtown business fire in 2008.

Williamsburg, IA—Firefighters from the Williamsburg Fire Department welcomed the arrival of their new Toyne pumper-tanker. This is the department’s fourth Toyne Tailored Apparatus. It will be taking the place of an older Toyne Pumper that has helped protect their fire district for more than two decades.

The pumper tanker is mounted on a Spartan Metro Star LFD 10-inch-raised-roof chassis. Constructed with bolted painted stainless steel, the apparatus body is designed to withstand the elements. A Cummins ISL 450-hp engine and an Allison 3000 EVS transmission power the rig. It features a top-mount 1,500-gpm Hale Qmax pump, a 1,500-gallon UPF watertank, an Akron Hi Riser Monitor, and an onboard FoamPro 2001 class A foam system and 25-gallon foam cell.

“Working with Dale and the Toyne team has been a great experience,” said Chief Travis Heitman, Williamsburg Fire Department. “From working through the spec design phase to the apparatus build, everything went with relative ease! Also, being punctual on the build and having the engine early benefits the Williamsburg Fire District.”

With the desire to serve, the courage to act, and the ability to perform; volunteer firefighters of the Williamsburg Fire Department have been vigilantly severing their community of 3,100 for over 125 years. The department’s 31 volunteers not only protect life and property in Williamsburg but also work to provide mutual aid to eight other area fire departments. These firefighters respond to over 80 calls per year.

For more information, visit www.toyne.com.