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Garry L. Briese has been the Executive Director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs since 1985. He has over 30 years experience in the fire service, both as a volunteer chief officer and as a paid fire fighter. He is a well-known author and lecturer in the fire and emergency services community and has co-authored two emergency medical textbooks for first responders. He developed the Fire Service Leadership Partnership Program, a nationally recognized labor management relations program for the fire service. Since 1978, he has been the earliest advocate for terrorism preparedness for the fire and emergency services and has done extensive work in those areas. He has published many articles and has spoken at numerous national and international conferences.Professionally, he holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society for Association Executive. He has a Bachelor�s Degree in International Relations for the University of South Florida and a Master Degree in Public Administration for Nova Southeastern University. He is an adjunct associate professor at both the University of Maryland and George Washington University. In 2004 he received the James O Page Award for his years of leadership, support and services to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community. He remains active at the local, council and national levels of Boy Scouts of America and is a National Distinguished Eagle Scout. | 