About Us
Mission Statement of the Emergency Responder Safety Institute
Created as a Committee of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Institute serves as an informal advisory panel of public safety leaders committed to reducing deaths and injuries to America's Emergency Responders. Members of the Institute, all highly influential and expert in their fields, are personally dedicated to the safety of the men and women who respond to emergencies on our nation’s streets, roads and highways. Members of the Institute include trainers, writers, managers, government officials, technical experts and leaders in the public safety world who through their individual efforts and collective influence can bring meaningful change.
The Institute is working to implement the recommendations in the CVVFA White Paper: Protecting Emergency Responders on the Highways.
*CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute Membership *
Honorary Chairman United States Senator Chris Coons (DE)
Hoby Howell-President Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Fire Police Officer Stephen P. Austin-Project Manager
Chief Greg Yost - CVVFA Home Office Manager
James Kimble-Chief Financial Officer
Fire Police Captain Jerry Daniels-Chief Administration Officer
Firefighter/EMT Howard Cohen Esq. -Legal Counsel
Chief Harry R. Carter PhD, CFO-Editor in Chief
Jack Sullivan CSP, CFPS-Director of Training
Assistant Chief Ron Moore (Ret.)-Chief Instructor
Chief Doug DeHaven-CVVFA Recording Secretary
Captain Tom Martin VA State Police (Ret.) - Senior Law Enforcement Advisor
Chief Richard Marinucci- Executive Director Fire Department Safety Officers Association
Chief Ed Mann PA State Fire Commissioner (Ret.) - Continuing Education Manager
Chief William Peterson (Ret.) - Director of Certification
Meri-K Appy- Director of Public Education and Prevention
Chief Allen Baldwin- Winchester VA Fire and Rescue Department
Chief John Buckman - Past President International Association of Fire Chiefs
Chief Dennis Compton-Chairman National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Chief Robert Cumberland-Past President Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Chief Emeritus James L. Cubbage Jr.-Past President Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association
Chief Steven B. Edwards-Director Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Chief Robert Fleming Ed. D., CFO-Professor, Rowan University
Craig Floyd-Chairman National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Paramedic James Garcia-Highway Incident Victim
Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder - Loveland-Symmes OH FD
Firefighter Chris Hebert-Co-Founder Firehouse.com
Chief William Jenaway PhD, CFO -Executive Vice President VFIS
Chief Joseph Kroboth- Surviving Family Member
Virginia Lutz-Field Investigator NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (Ret.)
Chief Gary Morris-Scottsdale AZ (Ret.)
Chief T.J. Nedrow-Washington State Director, National Volunteer Fire Council
Kevin O’Connor- Special Assistant to the General President, International Association of Fire Fighters (Ret.)
Dr. Denis Onieal- Deputy United States Fire Administration
Chief Donald Oliver-Past President National Society of Executive Fire Officers
Chief Dennis Rubin -Petersburg VA Fire Department
Chief Ronald J. Siarnicki-Executive Director National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Michael Wieder- Executive Director, International Fire Service Training Association
Chief Emeritus Crawford Wiestling-West End Fire & Rescue Company Shippensburg PA