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From Shane Ray:
Dear NFSA Members,
Let me introduce you to Bill Webb, the Executive Director of the Congressional Fire
Services Institute. I first went to the CFSI Annual Symposium and Dinner when I
became fire chief in Pleasant View, Tennessee in 1998. Bill Webb was there leading the
way, and he is still doing that today. I have been a supporter of CFSI and Bill ever since.
Knowing the impact of involvement with all the national fire service and fire protection
organizations was crucial then, as it is now, Bill’s leadership and facilitation of all groups
has been an honor to observe and support.
I’m happy to have Bill write my column and it’s also an honor to have an article from
Chief Jim Estepp (ret.). Chief Estepp was the leader of the first county in our country to require residential fire
sprinklers in new homes. Chief Estepp currently serves as the Chair of the Congressional Fire Services Institutes
Board of Directors. Bill always refers to us as “his bosses”, but we all know Bill is the boss and the team at CFSI,
including Michaela Campbell and Emily Griffin, do a whole lot with a little.
It is an honor to serve with the CFSI team and it is an honor to serve NFSA. Let me say thank you to our Board
of Directors and all NFSA members for supporting CFSI and all the amazing work they do in Washington D.C.
and across the country to save lives and protect property.
