NVFC Leadership

Phil Stittleburg joined the volunteer fire service in 1972 and has served as Chief of the LaFarge Fire Department (WI), for 25 years. Phil 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 served as NVFC Foundation President for twelve years. He serves on the NFPA Board of Directors, is an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy and a regular contributor to Fire Chief Magazine.

 

Norm has been a member of the David City Volunteer Fire Dept. for 44 years, having served as assistant chief for 20 years. He is a member of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighters Association serving as president 1976-1977 and served as an executive board member for seven years. Norm has been a member of the Fire School Committee for 21 years and served as director of that school for 13 years. He has also been a member of the Nebraska Fire Chief Association since 1972. Norm served as an Alternate Director to NVFC from 1986 -1994 and was Director from Nebraska 1994-1995 serving on the Executive Committee. He was elected as Director from Nebraska to NVFC in October 1999 and is serving in that capacity at the present time. He was also the Emergency Manager for Butler County Nebraska from 1962 until July 1, 2003.

 

Jack Carriger started his career in emergency service in 1976 as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff, after ten years of serving as a Deputy Jack changed over to the volunteer fire service. During his volunteer service Jack served as President of his Fire District�s Volunteer Firefighters Association, President of the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association, and as Alternate Director and Director to the National Volunteer Fire Council for Oregon. Since his time on the Council he has served on several committees and as committee liaison to the Executive Board during the past two years as an Executive Board Member.

 

Allen is a 39-year member of the volunteer fire, rescue and ambulance service. Allen is a life member of the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company in Hartly, Delaware. He has held nearly every elected office in the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company including Fire Chief, Ambulance Captain, Chief Engineer, and President. He is also a Past President of the Delaware State Fire Chief's Association, the Del-Mar-Va Volunteer Firemen's Association, (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia companies on the Del-Mar-Va peninsula), 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. He has been the Alternate Director to the NVFC for Delaware since 1991. Allen is a Certified Government Finance Manager having recently retired from the state auditor's office. He is currently employed by Kent County, Delaware as the Assistant Director of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management.