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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 Board of Directors appoints the remaining members.  Members representing the Advisory Committee are elected in alternating years for three-year terms and they may be elected to successive terms.  Members serving at the pleasure of the Board of Directors are appointed annually.  The Chair of the Advisory Committee, a member of the Board of Directors, shall also serve on the COA.

Committee on Accreditation Members 

   
Chairman COA: Fredrick W. Piechota Jr. [e-mail]
PO Box 205
Monson, MA 01057
413-267-5140
Members COA:
John Brinkerhoff [e-mail] Geoff Burston [e-mail]
International Association of Fire Fighters Justice Institute of British Columbia
1750 New York Ave. NW 715 McBride Blvd
Washington, DC 20006 New Westminster, BC, Canada V3L 5T4 
604-528-5679

Julie Coffman [e-mail] Laura Corn [e-mail] 2010
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
Dr. Jane  Duncan [e-mail] Alan Joos [e-mail] 2011
Dean, Calgary Fire Training Academy LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute 

5727 23 Avenue SE

6868 Nicholson
Calgary AB, T2B 3E2 Canada Baton Rouge, LA 70820 
403- 268-8753 800.256.3473
George E. Luther [e-mail] Kevin J. O'Connell [e-mail] 
2820 37th Ave. NE Louisville, KY 40203
Naples, FL 34120 812.967.4223
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
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
G. Crawford Wiestling [e-mail]  
Fire Chief Emeritus
6028 150th St. SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
952.447.1234

 

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