Call for Candidates
Your SHS Section is seeking candidates for seven positons in the 2026 election:
- Chair
- Vice Chair
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- At-Large Director (3)
Candidates wishing to seek election to any of the above positions should review the eligibility information below and then submit their candidacy to the SHS Section liaison, Taylor Munday, at tmunday@iafc.org before 11:59 PM on March 12. Candidacy submission must include the following:
- Name
- Employer
- Position within the organization
- Your supervisor’s written authorization to serve in the position being sought
- Must include acknowledgement of required travel and associated expenses for two (2) in-person board meetings each year - one at Fire-Rescue International and one at the Science to the Station conference. Travel expenses for these required meetings may not be covered in full by the board budget and the remaining amount would fall to the individual’s department or the individual themself.
- Disclosure of any potential conflict of interest, including private contractual or consulting relationships
- All candidates may be asked to fill out an official conflict of interest disclosure form
- Safety officer certifications
- 250-word maximum biography and/or platform
- Photo
The maximum number of retirees are currently serving on the SHS Section Board. All will be seeking re-election in 2026.
Eligibility
Officer Eligibility
The Chair and Vice Chair of the Section’s Board of Directors must be active, nonretired, current, Regular Section and IAFC members at the time of their candidacy and, if elected, must maintain IAFC and Section membership for the duration of their term.
The Secretary and Treasurer of the Section’s Board of Directors may be either active or retired Chief Officers. They must be current, Regular Section and IAFC members at the time of their installation and, if elected, must maintain IAFC and Section membership for the duration of their term.
To be an officer of the Section, the member must have served a minimum of one 3-year term as a member of the Section’s Board of Directors.
At-Large Director Eligibility
Candidates must be current Regular SHS Section and IAFC members. If elected, they must maintain IAFC and Section memberships for the duration of their term. Members who are Associate members of the IAFC are not eligible to be SHS Section directors.
Retirees
At least eleven (11) of the fourteen (14) members of the Section’s Board of Directors must be non-retired, current, Regular Section and IAFC members at the time of their candidacy and, if elected, must maintain IAFC and Section memberships for the duration of their term. No more than three of the individuals serving as at-large directors, secretary, or treasurer may be retired chief officers.
If the Chair or Vice Chair retires while in office, he or she shall be permitted to remain in office until the next regular annual meeting of the Section, when a new Chair or Vice Chair shall be elected by the membership to fill the vacancy.
The maximum number of retirees is currently serving on the SHS Section board. All retirees whose terms expire this year are seeking re-election.