Education Committee

Chair Person: Chuck Knapp
Department: Barstow F.P.D. (retired)

Purpose:

To serve CSFA, its Directors, Committees, individual members and participating associations and others, as directed , regarding matters pertaining to fire service education. To attend the annual CSFA Conference and submit written committee reports to include oral reports when needed.

Goals of the Education Committee ....."A strong & United Voice"

• To monitor education programs statewide dealing with fire protection.

• Collect and evaluate data, and then disseminate the committee's findings to those CSFA members/groups requesting information and/or assistance in the field of fire protection education.

• To promote the concept of professional recognition for firefighters.

History & Rational:

To preserve the integrity of the fire service, it must achieve recognition as a profession. Too often manipulative training aspects of fire suppression have overshadowed the need for a recognized professional education program for the expanding field of fire protection.

FIRE SERVICES TRAINING INSTITUTE-FSTI
 
The chair of the education committee also serves on the board of directors of the Fire Services Training Institute-FSTI. FSTI is a non-profit public benefit corporation providing training throughout California. The education committee provides FSTI program oversight as well as  input to FSTI programs.

Committee Members:

• Jonathon Black, NASA/Ames FD
• Dennis Frazier, Los Angeles City F.D.
• Bill Goss, Los Angeles City F.D.
• Darren Hall, Coronado FD
• Don Hays, Orange Co FA
• Richard L. Resurreccion, Long Beach FD
• Paul H. Stein, Santa Monica F.D. (retired)