Officers

The National Association of Emergency and Fire Officials (NAEFO) has four officers who are elected from the NAEFO Board of Directors.

Click here for information about NAEFO's Past Presidents.

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President

Bruce Suenram currently serves as the Board Chair of the Hamilton Rural Fire District and has also served as Montana's State Fire Marshal, Chief of the Missoula Rural Fire District, and as Chief of the Kelseyville Fire Protection District. in California. Bruce is a Past President of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Wildland Fire.

Director from the State of Illinois

Marvin Hill is on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts (IAFPD) and also servers IAFPD as the Legislative Committee Chair.

Monte Olsen in a tuxedo with yellow cummerbund and bow tie

Secretary

Monte Olsen is Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Missouri Association of Fire Protection Districts. Monte is an Adjunct Professor for the University of Missouri's Fire and Rescue Training Institute where he teaches the Certified Fire and Ambulance District Board Training course. Monte served as Vice President of NAEFO and is a former member of the National Association of…

Ken Schmalbeck in black tuxedo with black bow tie

Treasurer

Kenneth (Ken) Schmalbeck is currently serving in his sixth term as a Director of the Black Jack Fire Protection District and was the founding President of the Missouri Association of Fire Protection Districts.

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