Emerging Technology and Innovation Committee

Chair Person: Currently Vacant. Please contact Marty.Creel@csfamail.com if you are interested in this position.

Purpose:

The purpose of the CSFA Emerging technologies committee is to work collectively with the FIRESCOPE emerging technologies committee to move forward new advancements to assist the fire service in better protecting the citizens of California.

Goals & Mission:

Leverage our role as a fire service trade organization and assist inventors and those who have specific ideas on how to better the delivery of fire suppression and emergency medical service technology to California and the Nation.
Serve as an advocate for the technology with the FIRESCOPE Emerging Technology Committee and assist with field testing, membership polls and advocacy both legislatively and within our membership.
Provide training and education to our members though our annual conference and utilize that platform to educate our members as to the benefits of enhanced technology.
Encourage inventors and designers to become CSFA business sponsors, and establish a list of real world, useful emerging technologies and innovations that support the fire service.

Committee Members

Michael Baca, CalFire-RRU
Cory Cisneros, Rialto FD
Dan Munsey, San Bernardino Co FD
Kyle O’Neil, CalFire MMU
Shane Sherwood. Orange Co FA
Brook Spelman, CalFire-SoOps
Ryan Webb, San Bernardino Co FD
Dan Young, Long Beach FD

CSFA Board Liaison

Daniel C. Perkins, Kingsburg FD

Who We Are

Founded in 1922, the California State Firefighters’ Association (CSFA) is the Golden State’s fire service trade association representing thousands of fire service professionals from every facet of the fire service, and dedicated to building a strong community for all the state’s emergency responders

Why Join Us?

CSFA is the only statewide fire service organization that serves the needs of all of the state’s firefighters – paid career, paid call, volunteer, municipal, private and military and from all ranks – from fire science students to fire chiefs. CSFA gives you a voice on legislative matters in Sacramento.