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October of that year, drew 61 participants and elected Chief Engineer John S. Damrell of Boston as its first President. The organization's original name, the National Association of Fire Engineers, underscored the aim to foster idea exchange and introduce innovative firefighting machinery. By 1884, the inclusion of Canadian fire chiefs prompted a name change to the International Association of Fire Engineers, evolving into the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1926.
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368:1983 Douglas R. Pollington - Cambridge, Ontario
338:1993 Philip D. McGouldrick - Cape Elizabeth, ME
350:1989 M.H. Jim Estepp - Prince George's Co., MD
329:1996 R. David Paulison - Metro Dade County, FL
269:2011 Albert H. Gillespie - North Las Vegas, NV
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398:1973 Beverley Wade New - Minos, Nova Scotia
362:1985 Ben Vossenaar - Rotterdam, Netherlands
341:1992 Gary L. Nichols - Sedgewick County, KS
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1097:. International Association of Fire Chiefs
1075:. International Association of Fire Chiefs
320:1999 Luther L. Fincher Jr. - Charlotte, NC
170:"Canada Division" (covering all of Canada)
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299:2001 John M. Buckman III - Evansville, IN
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674:1922 Charles W. Ringer - Minneapolis, MN
422:1965 Adrian J. Meyers - Grand Rapids, MI
392:1975 David B. Gratz - Montgomery Co., MD
317:2000 Michael R. Brown - Port Orchard, WA
266:2012 Henry C. Clemmensen - Inverness, IL
248:2016 John Sinclair - Kittitas Valley, WA
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22:International Association of Fire Chiefs
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431:1962 Lewis A. Marshall - Providence, RI
293:2003 Ernest Mitchell Jr. - Pasadena, CA
263:2013 William R. Metcalf - Fallbrook, CA
221:2022 Donna Black - Duck, North Carolina
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699:1916 Thomas A. Clancey - Milwaukee, WI
696:1917 Thomas A. Clancey - Milwaukee, WI
531:1942 Andrew T. Callahan - Harrison, NJ
507:1946 Charles A. Delaney - Lakewood, OH
446:1957 Donald S. Charles - Charlotte, NC
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413:1968 Edward A. Beadle - Union City, NJ
347:1990 W. David Hilton - Cobb County, GA
296:2002 Randy R. Bruegman - Milwaukie, OR
287:2005 William D. Killen - Kingsport, TN
284:2006 James B. Harmes - Grand Blanc, MI
504:1947 Frank C. McAuliffe - Chicago, IL
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419:1966 Lester R. Schick - Davenport, IA
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353:1988 Ronny J. Coleman - Fullerton, CA
278:2008 Larry J. Grorud - Janesville, WI
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371:1982 Charles Kamprad - St. Louis, MO
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374:1981 E. Stanley Hawkins - Tulsa, OK
290:2004 Robert A. DiPoli - Needham, MA
272:2010 John E. Parow - Chelmsford, MA
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386:1977 John Swindle - Birmingham, AL
383:1978 James H. Shern - Pasadena, CA
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365:1984 Gerard A. Carle - Dracut, MA
359:1986 Robert H. Ely - Kirkland, WA
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410:1969 Walter H. Carter - Lynn, MA
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389:1976 Myrle K. Wise - Denver, CO
344:1991 James L. Halsey - Troy, MI
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666:Knoxville, Tennessee
238:Albemarle County, VA
1120:"IFOC 2019 Welcome"
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657:- Kingston, Ontario
650:- San Francisco, CA
587:- San Francisco, CA
473:- Oklahoma City, OK
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814:Miles S. Humphreys
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643:- Philadelphia, PA
620:Joseph N. Sullivan
585:Charles J. Brennan
543:Andrew T. Callahan
480:- Coral Gables, FL
478:Rudolph H. Swanson
471:George R. McAlpine
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920:- Minneapolis, MN
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636:- New Orleans, LA
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606:Richard Lee Smith
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918:F.L. Stetson
898:A.P. Leshure
863:James Devine
762:- Albany, NY
760:M.E. Higgins
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