Committees

Organization Information

TENNESSEE FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES 2011-2012

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION (Article III, Section 2)

The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain and Conference Manager.

Lynn MurphyPresident
Daryl Blair1st Vice-President
Roger Robinson2nd Vice-President
Barron KennedySecretary
Jerry CrawfordTreasurer
Charlie VanceChaplain
Kevin LawrenceConference Manager

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Article III, Section 3)

There shall be a Board of Directors, which shall consist of three active members from each grand division of the state, and the State Fire Marshal making a grand total of ten (10) directors.

Mike Williams(West – 2013)
John Selberg(West – 2014)
James Fountain(West – 2012)
Chuck Walker(Middle – 2012)
Jamie Steele(Middle – 2013)
Chris Holmes(Middle – 2014)
Tony Watson(East – 2013)
David Hodges(East – 2014)
Dewey Woody(East – 2012)
Gary L. WestState Fire Marshal

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Article III, Section 5)

There shall be an Executive Committee, which shall consist of the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, State Fire Marshal, Secretary, Treasurer, Conference Manager, one member at large from the Board of Directors and the immediate Past President

Lynn MurphyPresident
Daryl Blair1st Vice-President
Roger Robinson2nd Vice-President
Gary L. WestState Fire Marshal
Barron KennedySecretary
Jerry CrawfordTreasurer
Kevin LawrenceConference Manager
Jamie SteeleMember-at-large
Eddie PhillipsImmediate Past President

 

PERMANENT COMMITTEES (Article VIII, Section 1, A-J)

The following are the permanent committees established in the constitution

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Kevin Lawrence – Chair
Dennis Wolf
Richard Martin
Barron Kennedy
Jimmy Thompson
Roger Hawks
James Fountain
Kevin Lauer
 
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Jerry Crawford - Chair
John Selberg
Mike Williams
David Hodges
James Fountain
Chuck Walker
Jamie Steele
Chris Holmes
Tony Watson
Dewey Woody
Roger Robinson
 
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
(Chair to be chosen by its members Article IX, Section 7)
Dennis RutledgeWest representative
Marty BowersMiddle representative
Eddie PhillipsEast representative

  

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE

Lynn Murphy - Chair
Bob Dudley
Ken Marston
Paul Safford
Josh Waldo

Tony Watson		Daryl Blair
Marty Bowers
Shirley Clark
James Fountain
TJ Giles
Chris Holmes
Anthony Lowhorn
Jim Whaley, Tennessee Fireman's Association
 
PUBLIC EDUCATION/LIFE SAFETY COMMITTEE
Vacant - Chair
Mike Turner
Randy Fox
 
CODES COMMITTEE
Eddie Phillips – Chair
Jimmy Thompson
Dennis Rutledge
Kevin Lawrence
Barron Kennedy
 
EMS COMMITTEE
Tony Watson – Chair
Terry Wiggins
Greg Miller
Mike Carrier
 
TRAINING COMMITTEE
Roger Hawks – Chair
Kevin Lawrence
Lee Turner
Marty Bowers
Mark Finucane
Joe Palmer
James Fountain
Dennis Wolf
 
OSHA COMMITTEE
Daryl Blair - Chair
Roger Robinson
Steve Cross
Tony Watson
 
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Chuck Walker, Chair
Rocky Garzarek, Vice Chair
Tony Watson
David Dillingham
Mark Foulks
Tony Reavley
Chris Holmes
Mark Bowery
 Jerry Harnish
John Tallent
Kevin Lauer
Michael Williams

 

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES (Article VIII, Section 1)

The President may name additional Committees for his term of office.
  
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
Dennis Rutledge - Chair
Jamie Steele
Richard Martin
Dennis Wolf
 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Gary West – Chair
Dennis Wolf
Jimmy Thompson
Barron Kennedy
Kevin Lawrence
Eddie Phillips
 
AUDIT COMMITTEE (The 1st VP is chair and the 2nd VP is a member per Article IV, Section 1)
Daryl Blair – 1st Vice-President
Roger Roberson – 2nd Vice-President
Jerry Crawford
Eddie Phillips

 

MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE  

Dewey WoodyState Plan Coordinator / Chair
 Assistant State Plan Coordinator / Vice-Chair
Roger HawksESF 4 Coordinator SEOC (State Fire Marshal's Office)
Gary WestESF 4 Coordinator SEOC (State Fire Marshal's Office)
Gary FarleyESF 4 Coordinator SEOC (State Fire Marshal's Office
Mike Flynn 
Tony Reavley 
Mark Foulks 
Eddie Phillips 
Kevin LauerRegional Coordinator
Dennis WolfRegional Coordinator

 

FIREFIGHTER SAFETY COMMITTEE
Tony Watson – Chair
Mark Finucane
Shane Ray
Daryl Blair
Steve Cross

 

REGIONAL FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

David HodgesEast Tennessee Regional Council of Fire Chief's
Mark FoulksUpper East Tennessee Fire Chief's Association
Chris HolmesUpper Cumberland Regional Council of Fire Chief's
James FountainWest Tennessee Regional Council of Fire Chief's
Stan HardyTri-State Mutual Aid (Southeast Tennessee)
Reed BullockMid-South Fire Chief's Association

 

REPRESENTATIVES ON STATEWIDE COMMITTEES

Tennessee Alliance for Drug Endangered Children RepresentativeDennis Wolf
Tennessee Fire Coliation RepresentativesChuck Walker
Tony Watson
Rocky Garzarek – Alternate
Fallen Firefighter Memorial RepresentativeMarty Bowers
Govenour's Homeland Security Council RepresentativeMark Foulks
Tennessee Fire Marshal's Code Advisory Council RepresentativeEddie Phillips

 

Representative on Association Committees

Southeastern Fire Chief's Association RepresentativeEddie Phillips
National Volunteer Fire Council RepresentativeAl Rosamond
Municipal Technical Advisory Service RepresentativesDennis Wolf
County Technical Advisory Service representativeKevin Lauer