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The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a non-profit [2] network of more than 12,000 fire chiefs and emergency officers in over 30 countries. [3] The Association was established in 1873 with John S. Damrell as president. [ 1 ]
The fire department in Hamilton dates back to 1879, when Alexander Aitchison was appointed Fire Chief of the city. [2] Aitchison was responsible for radically reforming the department, and during his tenure, the department was changed into an entirely paid one, as well as introducing the first swinging harness and sliding pole in Canada.
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A battalion chief is the lowest chief officer in a fire department's rank structure, above rank-and-file fire station officers and fire company officers. A battalion chief is in charge of a firefighting battalion, similar to a military battalion. A battalion consists of several fire stations and multiple fire companies. A battalion chief has ...
(Not all departments have a fire commissioner.) chief The name of the fire chief for the department. captain The name of the fire captain for the department. (Not all departments have a fire captain. Mostly small/volunteer departments.) CFO The name of the Chief Fire Officer of the department. (Specific to the United Kingdom.)
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Bryant was a firefighter starting in 1977 before becoming the fire chief of Oklahoma City from 2005 to 2017. [2] [3] He was also the president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. [4] In May 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Bryant as Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (USFA). [5] [6]