President's Corner

I am honored and privileged to be able to serve as president of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association this next year. Although I am excited about leading the association, I realize it will be a challenging experience. The association has accomplished much over the years due to the hard work of the board and various committees and has grown to a record number of more than four hundred members. We continue to encourage chiefs and chief fire officers to become members of the association and be a part of planning for the future of the fire service in Tennessee. The association adopted a ten year strategic plan in 2010 that includes a vision of having an association made up of every fire chief and chief fire officer in the state as a contributor. Our agenda for this next year will primarily focus on the strategic plan. The various committees will be working on objectives within the eight goals of the plan. I have no doubt this next year will be another successful year.

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