NVFC Leadership

Phil Stittleburg joined the volunteer fire service in 1972 and has served as Chief of the LaFarge Fire Department (WI) since 1977. He is also legal counsel to the NVFC, the LaFarge Fire Department, and the Wisconsin State Firefighters Association. Phil has represented the NVFC on numerous NFPA standards making committees, including NFPA 1500. He is on the Board of Directors of the National Fire Protection Association and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, is a past-President of the NVFC Foundation,  serves as Chairman of the Fire Science Advisory Board at Western Technical College, and is a regular contributor to national fire service publications.

 

First Vice Chairman
Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association 

 

Jeff Cash has been in the fire service for 30 years and is currently the Fire Chief of the Cherryville Fire Department. He is a past-President of the North Carolina State Firemen’s Association and serves on the NFPA 1021 Committee as well as the IAFC Safety Health & Survival Committee. He has testified before congressional committees on fire service issues on two occasions. Jeff has received numerous awards for his service, including Cherryville Firefighter of the Year, North Carolina State Firemen’s Association Firefighter of the Year, North Carolina Association of Fire Chief’s Fire Chief of the Year, and the IAFC Volunteer/Combination Section John Buckman Leadership Award.

 

Allen is a 44-year member of the volunteer fire and emergency services. He is a life member of the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company and has held nearly every elected office in the Company. He is also a past-President of the Delaware State Fire Chief's Association, the Del-Mar-Va Volunteer Firemen's Association, and the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association of which he is currently the Treasurer. He has been an instructor at the Delaware State Fire School since 1970 and has served on the Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission. Allen has been the Alternate Director to the NVFC for Delaware since 1991. He is a Certified Government Finance Manager and is currently employed by Kent County, DE, as the Assistant Director of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management.