About

Human Relations

Committee Members

Andrew Turcotte
Westbrook Fire and Rescue (ME)

Andy Kovacs
Tri-Lakes Monument Fire (CO)

Christopher Shane Henderson
St Petersburg Fire Rescue (FL)

Deborah Sommer
Chicago Fire Department (IL)

Deryn Rizzi
City of Mississauga (Canada)

Ernest Malone
Indianapolis Fire Department (IN)

Geo Blackshire
Palo Alto Fire Department (CA)

Heather Moore
Dayville Fire Company (IL)

JoAnne Rice
Florida State Fire Marshal (FL)

Kenneth Lay
South Fulton Fire Rescue Department (TN)

Kevin Ide
Dayville Fire Company (CT)

Laurie VandeSchoot
Strathmore Fire Department (Canada)

Rudy Ruiz
Perrysburg City Fire Department (OH)

Russell F. Osgood
Ogunquit Fire Rescue (ME)

Shawn Hanson
Greater Naples Fire Rescue District (FL)

T. Pierre Brewton
Albemarle Fire Department (NC)

Theresa (Tess) Knops
Elkin Fire Department (NC)

Tiffany Green
Prince George's County Fire & EMS Department (MD)

Travis Preau
Loudoun County Combined Fire & Rescue System (VA)

Trisha Lynn Wolford
Anne Arundel County Fire Department (MD)

Mission

HRC_Logo The mission of the IAFC Human Relations Committee is to provide information on how to create, adopt, and implement a sequence of proceedings on interpersonal and intergroup adjustments relative to diversity to the members of the IAFC so they can create, and implement a Value Centered Human Relations Approach program within their own fire department.