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Instructor Team

The IAFF currently has a cadre of 101 Master Instructors who are also fire fighters/paramedics specializing in adult education techniques. Each master instructor possesses a minimum of five years of fire fighting and emergency response experience before being appointed as an IAFF master instructor. The IAFF’s cadre of instructors has an average of 23 years of fire service experience. Prior to their appointments as instructors, the IAFF reviews their qualifications and observes their teaching styles to ensure they are an appropriate match for the program.
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District 1 - NJ, NY
Richard Blohm
Local 3500 - Hoboken, NJ
Nicholas Del Re
Local 0854 - New York, NY

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Chief
1994

 

Rank:
Instructor
since:
Deputy Chief
2005
John Flynn
Local 0854 - New York, NY
John Gargagliano
Local 3172 - Hackensack, NJ
Rank:
Instructor
since:
Captain
2004
Rank:
Instructor since:
Lieutenant
2003
Robert Ingram
Local 0854 - New York, NY
Anthony (Tony) Mussorfiti
Local 0854 - New York, NY

Rank:
Instructor
since:

 

Battalion Chief
1996

 

Rank:
Instructor
since:
Lieutenant
2001
District 2 - IA, KS, MO, NE
Ignacio Ayala
Local 0135 - Wichita, KS
Michael Burds
Local 0353 - Dubuque, IA
Rank:
Instructor
since:
Lieutenant
2007
Rank:
Instructor
since:
Lieutenant
1983
Mark Fuller
Local 0042 - North Kansas City, MO
Steve Hergenreter
Local 0622 - Fort Dodge, IA

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Fire Fighter/ Paramedic
1996
 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
2000

 

Carlos Rodriguez
Local 0135 - Wichita, KS
Bob Suarez
Local 0004 - Des Moines, IA 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Captain
2005
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Fighter/Paramedic
2007
 

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District 3 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Paul Carey
Local 0718 - Boston, MA
Neal Mullane, Jr.
Local 0718 - Boston, MA

Rank:
Instructor since:


Captain-HM Specialist
1990


Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
2007

 

Albert Valerioti
Local 1339 - Waterbury, CT
Don Worthington
Local 2915 - Windham, NH 

Rank:

Instructor since:
 

Secretary/Dir of Training (Rte.)
1993
 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

HazMat Team Leader I
2001

 

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District 4 - DE DC MD PA VA WV
Smith Banks
Local 2068 - Fairfax, VA
Thomas Moffett
Local 3221 - Harrisonburg, VA 

Rank:
Instructor since:

HazMat Technician
2007

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Local President
1996

 

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District 5 - MN ND SD WI
Spencer Krueger
Local 0215 - Milwaukee, WI
Anthony Wichman
Local 0215 - Milwaukee, WI

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain (Rte.)
1996



Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Fire Captain
1996

 

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District 6 - bc ab nt sk yt
Brent Cowx
Local L0018 - Vancouver, BC
Robert Scruton
Local L2864 - Abbotsford, BC
Rank:
Instructor since:
Training Officer
2008
Rank:
Instructor since:
Training Officer
2008
Reid C. Wharton
Local L1668 - Campbell River, BC
     
Rank:
Instructor since:
Captain
2008
     
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District 7 - AK ID MT WA

Brett Bigger
Local 0864 - Renton, WA

John Fox
Local 1604 - Bellevue, WA
Rank:
Instructor since:
 

HazMat Team Leader
2008

Rank:
Instructor since:

Lieutenant
1994


Mark Moulton
Local 1604 - Bellevue, WA
     

Rank:

Instructor since:

 

Captain/HazMat Coordinator
1993

 

     
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District 8 - il in ky mi oh
Frank Bertog
Local 0002 - Chicago, IL
Kelly Burns
Local 0002 - Chicago, IL
Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Fighter/EMT
2008

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Fire Fighter
2007

 

John Scheurich
Local 0002 - Chicago, IL
Doug Varner
Local 1147 - Urbana, IL

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Lieutenant
2008
 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Fire Fighter (Rte.)
1995

 

Phil Gauer
Local 0330 - Akron, OH
Conn Hayden
Local 0345 - Indianapolis, IN

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Lieutenant
1993



Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain (Ret.)
1996



David Igneczi
Local 0474 - Elyria, OH
Russell Salyers
Local 1383 - Warren, MI

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Trng Officer/Captain
1991
 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Lt. / Paramedic (Rte.)
2001

 

Robert Shelton
Local 0048 - Cincinnati, OH
Shadd Whitehead
Local 1164 - Livonia, MI

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

FF/HazMat Specialist
2004
 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Chief
1996

 

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District 9 - CO NV OR UT WY
C.J. Haberkorn
Local 0858 - Denver, CO
Don Fleck
Local 0314 - Salem, OR

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
2007

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Fire Chief (Rte.)
2005

 

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District 10 - az ca hi nm
Tom Abbott
Local 0493 - Phoenix, AZ
Chris Anderson
Local 0479 - Tucson, AZ

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Battalion Chief
1990

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

Captain
1994


Samuel Campbell
Local 0145 - San Diego, CA

Carter Davis
Local 1463 - Honolulu, HI

Rank:

Instructor since:

 

HazMat Specialist (Ret.)
1988

 

Rank:
Instructor since:


Captain HMRT
1985

 

Mark Delima
Local 0493 - Tempe, AZ

Ron Doss
Local 2400 - San Mateo, CA

Rank:
Instructor since:


Captain
2007


Rank:
Instructor since:


Captain
2004


Don Fonseca
Local 0493 - Tempe, AZ
Tony Franz
Local 3572 - Tucson, AZ

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain/Paramedic
2005

 

Rank:

Instructor since:

Fire Fighter /Paramedic
2005

Charles Gluck
Local 0230 - Watsonville, CA
Jerry Grey
Local 0798 - San Francisco, CA

Rank:

Instructor since:
 

Battalion Chief (Ret.)
1991
 

Rank:

Instructor since:
 

Battalion Chief (Ret.)
1994

John Ha
 L1186 - Vallejo, CA
 Sean Hernandez
Local 2881 - Fresno, CA

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Fire Fighters
2008



Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Engineer
2007



Ron Jamison
Local 0493 - Phoenix, AZ
Brian V. Moore
Local 0493 - Phoenix, AZ

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Deputy Chief
1995

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain/Paramedic
2005

 

Colleen Mulholand
Local 0230 - San Jose, CA
Steve Noble
Local 3572 - Northwest Fire Fighters

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
2005

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Engineer
2007

 

Daniel O'Meara
Local 0753 - Fresno City, CA
Alex Rangel
Local 0493 - Tempe, AZ

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Captain
1996
 

Rank:

Instructor since:
 

Captain/Medic/
HazMat
2007
 

Lane Spalla
Local 3572 - Tucson, AZ
Todd Spellman
Local 0230 - San Jose, CA

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Battalion Chief
2001

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
2003

 

Steve Storment
Local 0493 - Phoenix, AZ 
Cruz Tapia
Local 0230 - San Jose, CA  

Rank:

Instructor since:
 

Assistant Chief (Rte.)
1989
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

HazMat Specialist
2003
 

Patricia Tapia
Local 0230 - San Jose, CA 
John Teefy
Local 0493 - Phoenix, AZ

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Captain
2007
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Captain
1995
 

Brian Tobin
Local 0493 - Phoenix, AZ 
Wayne Van Gundy
Local 0230 - San Jose, CA

Rank:

Instructor since:

 

Vice President/
Deputy Chief
1988

 

Rank:
Instructor since:


 

Captain
2005


 

John Welsch
Local 1505 - Flagstaff, AZ
 Jeff Young
Local 2881 - Fresno, CA 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Assistant Chief
1995

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
1997

 

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District 11 - OK TX
Lanny Armstrong
Local 0341 - Houston, TX
Royce Beck
Local 0341- Houston, TX

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Sr. Captain (Ret.)
1996

 

Rank:
Instructor since:


Captain (Ret.)
1995


Dana Berry
Local 0341 - Houston, TX 
Dennis Grove
Local 2047 - Moore, OK 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

HazMat Technician
2007

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain (Ret.)
1994

 

Bill Hand
Local 0341 - Houston, TX 
Ed Hauck
Local 0341 - Houston, TX

Rank:

Instructor since:
 

HazMat Trng Coordinator
1989


Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Sr Captain (Ret.)
1991

 

Ben Price
Local 0341 - Houston, TX
Bob Royall
Local 0341 - Houston, TX

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Senior Captain
1991

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Senior Captain
1997

 

Daniel Snell
Local 0341 - Houston, TX 
     

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Exec. Asst. Chief
1993

 

     
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District 12 - FL GA NC SC VI
Russell Accardi
Local 1842 - Delray Beach, FL

Paul Ceresa
Local 1560 - Boca Raton, FL

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Battalion Chief
1994

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
1989


Reginald Duren
Local 0587 - Miami, FL

Pete Gomez
Local 0587 - Miami, FL

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Assistant Chief
2001


Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Exec. Asst. Fire Chief
2007



Joseph Manasa
Local 1403 - Miami, FL
Michelle Murphy
Local 1560 - Boca Raton, FL

Rank:

Instructor since:

 

HazMat Unit OIC/ Lieutenant
1997

 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Captain
2000

 

Julie Padelford-Jansen
Local 0587 - Miami, FL
Enrique Perea
Local 1403 - Miami Dade,  FL

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Medic/TRT Specialist
2005
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Captain
2008
 

Todd Smith
Local 0122 - Jacksonville, FL
Ron Sperry
Local 1403 - South Miami, FL

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Lieutenant/HazMat Tech
2007
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Captain (Rte.)
2001
 

James Thompson
L4173 - Lakleland, FL 
Mark Wright
Local 0793 - Columbia, SC

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

 Lieutenant
2006
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Battalion Chief
2007
 

Robbie Thompson
L0587 - Port Saint Lucie, FL 
   

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

 Captain (Rte.)
1994
 

   
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District 13 - MB ON
Kevin Boudewyn
Local 3888 - Toronto, ON
Rick Brown
Local 3888 - Toronto, ON

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Acting Captain
2008
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Fighter
2008
 

Bruce Donig
Local 0849 - Cornwall, ON
Kirk Fudge
Local 3888 - Toronto, ON

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Fighter
2008
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Fire Fighter
2008
 

Bruce White
Local 3888 - Toronto, ON
     

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

District Chief
2008
 

     
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District 14 - AL AR LA MS TN
Michael Starrett
Local 1784 - Memphis, TN
Rick White
Local 0140 - Nashville, TN

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

Chief of Operations
1995
 

Rank:
Instructor since:

 

Assistant Chief
2001

 

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District 15 - NB NL NS PEI QC
Dale Canning
Local 1075
 
 

Rank:
Instructor since:
 

 



 

 

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