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The Kansas Fire Service Training Commission was mandated in a 2002 revision of the 1949 statute that established fire service training at KU.
An alliance of fire service organizations had pressed for the legislation, which had two principal aims: to increase funding for the state's Fire and Rescue Training Institute at KU and to establish a body that would provide oversight and guidance for the program and guarantee its continued financial wellbeing.
The commission, which will meet at least quarterly, is composed of representatives from 12 fire and emergency response agencies and organizations. The members and the groups they represent are:
Kansas State Association of Fire Chiefs
John Lloyd, Chair, Fire Service Training Commission
Chief, Wellington Fire Department
johnlloyd@cityofwellington.net
Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services
James (JR) Behan, Vice Chair, Fire Service Training Commission
Shift Supervisor, Finney County EMS
State Board of EMS Member
jrbehan@pld.com
Kansas State Association of Professional Fire Chiefs
Mark Bradford, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Chief, Lawrence/Douglas County Fire & Medical Department
mbradford@ci.lawrence.ks.us
Kansas State Fire Fighters Association
James Lubbers, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
President, Kansas State Fire Fighters Association
jpl@par1.net
Kansas State Council of Fire Fighters
Kathy Elkins, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Lieutenant, Lawrence/Douglas County Fire & Medical Department
KElkins@sunflower.com
Fire Educators Association of Kansas
Jim McDiffett, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Fire Marshal, Manhattan Fire Department
mcdiffett@ci.manhattan.ks.us
Kansas Fire Marshal's Association
John Mattox, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Fire Marshal, Shawnee Fire Department
jmattox@cityofshawnee.org
Kansas Chapter, International Association of Arson Investigators
Bob Renton, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Captain, Lenexa Fire Department
brenton@aifire.org
Kansas State Fire Marshal
Dan McLaughlin, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Deputy State Fire Marshal, Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office
mclaughd@ksfm.state.ks.us
Kansas Forest Service
Rodney Redinger, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Fire Training Specialist, Kansas Forest Service, Kansas State University
rodney2@ksu.edu
Kansas Community College Fire Science Degree Programs
Mark Sayler, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Director, Hutchinson Community College Fire Degree Program
saylerm@hutchcc.edu
The University of Kansas
James Long, Member, Fire Service Training Commission
Director, The University of Kansas Continuing Education Outreach
jlong@ku.edu
Fire Service Training Commission members are appointed by the Governor of Kansas to serve four-year terms. The first commission (appointed in September, 2002) drew lots to select one-half of the members to serve two-year terms in order to stagger appointments for continuity of operations.
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