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The Committee on Accreditation (COA) is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the National Professional Qualifications System.  The COA reviews applications for accreditation and accreditation self-study documents; conducts initial and 5-year site visit evaluations; approves or denies requests for accreditation; and, ensure compliance with the operating procedures of the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications.  The Advisory Committee elects six members to the COA and the elected Advisory Committee Chair sits on both the Board of Directors and the COA. The Board of Directors appoints the remaining members.   

The COA meets at least quarterly.  Requests for extension of accreditation, delegation of authority, a COA official opinion or other issues that require a review of pertinent materials must be submitted to the COA 30 days prior to their next meeting in order to be considered at that meeting.

Committee on Accreditation Members 

   
Chairman COA: Fredrick W. Piechota Jr. [e-mail]
PO Box 205
Monson, MA 01057
413-267-5140
Members COA:
Rose Barg [e-mail] 2013 John Brinkerhoff [e-mail]
Ontario Fire College International Association of Fire Fighters
7th Floor, 5775 Yonge St 1750 New York Ave. NW
Toronto, Ontario M2M 4J1 Washington, DC 20006
416-325-0943 240-533-8283

Jerry Carter [e-mail]  
PO Box 17356
Chattanooga, TN 37415
423-876-1700
Julie Coffman [e-mail] Laura Corn [e-mail] 2013
Alabama Fire College

Texas Engineering Extension Service

Texas A&M University

2501 Phoenix Dr. 1595 Nuclear Science Rd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405-2847 College Station, TX 77843-8000
205-391-3748 979-458-4139
Jane  Duncan [e-mail] Thomas P. Leonard [e-mail]
Dean, Calgary Fire Training Academy 212 Mill Street

5727 23 Avenue SE

Mansfield, MA 02048
Calgary AB, T2B 3E2 Canada 508.339.9250
403- 268-8753
Kevin J. O'Connell [e-mail] 
Louisville, KY 40203
502.415.2032
Lawrence L. Preston [e-mail] 2012 Craig Richardson [e-mail] 2011
Maryland Fire Rescue Institute Nanaimo Fire Rescue
4500 Paint Branch Pky. 200-575 Fitzwilliam Street
College Park, MD 20742 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada V9R-3B2
301.226.9994 250-755-4557
Dennis Rosolen [e-mail] 2012 W. G. Shelton Jr. [e-mail] 2010
New Hampshire Fire Academy Virginia Department of Fire Programs
33 Hazen Drive 1005 Technology Park Dr.
Concord, NH 03305 Glen Allen, VA 23059
603.271.2661 804.371.0220
Chris Senaratne [e-mail] 2013
Office of the Alberta Fire Commissioner
16th Floor, Commerce Place
10155-102 Street 
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4
780 643 0635
Theresa Staples [e-mail] 2012 Liz Summers [e-mail]
Colorado Division of Fire Safety Fire Prevention Bureau / Atlanta Fire Department
690 Kipling St. - Suite 2000 3011 Belvedere Lane
Denver, CO 80215 Decatur GA, 30032
303.239.4600 404-853-7077

 

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