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The Board of Directors is a body of elected members who jointly oversee the activities of the A.A.F.A.I.  The efforts of these members promote the training and education of fire investigation professionals across the State of Alaska.

SOUTHCENTRAL:

Doug Albrecht started his fire service career at the age of 18 as a volunteer Firefighter/ EMT.  Since then he has spent 6 years in the United States Air Force - Air National Guard, 3 of those years working in Civil Engineering and 3 years as a Fire Crash Rescue Nationally Certified Firefighter - I.  After his service with the Air Force, Douglas was employed with the Alaska Division of Forestry in 1991.  He is currently the Coastal Region Fire Training and Prevention Officer, based out of Palmer.  Doug is a certified wildland investigator and a training instructor for the Alaska Division of Forestry.  He is currently obtaining his degree in fire science.

Richard Boothby bio is soon to come...

SOUTHEAST:

Robert Plumb started his fire service career with Cordova Volunteer Fire Department in 1984.  He served as President of the Alaska State Fire Fighters Association from 1992 to 1994.  In 2000, Bob left the city of Cordova to take a job as a Deputy State Fire Marshal with the Alaska State Fire Marshal's Office.   He has been assigned to the Juneau Office since 2001.  Over the years, Bob has attended numerous classes around the State of Alaska and at the National Fire Academy.  Bob has been a member of AAFAI and IAAI since 2001 and in 2010 received his IAAI-CFI Certification.

Ryan Welde bio is soon to come...

INTERIOR:

Chris Grooms started his fire service career in the summer of 1973 as a wildland firefighter in Montana. Since then, he has been in several volunteer and paid fire department positions.  He has a background in construction and building contracting which has given him an advantage in understanding how buildings are fabricated.  His professional career began as a Code Enforcement Officer, and then Building Inspector, Commercial Plans Examiner and now as a Deputy State Fire Marshal with the Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office.   Numerous training hours and certifications in firefighting, building construction, and inspection as well as arson investigation have increased his knowledge and awareness.

Ernie Misewicz is currently the Assistant Fire Chief and Fire Marshal for the City of Fairbanks Fire Department.  He is also a volunteer Assistant Fire Chief for the North Star Volunteer Fire Department.  Ernie is a CFEI (Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator) with the National Association of Fire Investigators.  Originally from Northwest Indiana (just outside Chicago), he started his emergency services career in 1973 with the US Army Fire Department at Ft. Rucker (Alabama) before being assigned to Alaska US Army Garrison Fire Department at Ft. Wainwright.  Since starting his career, he has worked for the military fire department, US BLM, Department of Defense Fire Protection, US Air Force Fire Protection, Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office, North Star Volunteer Fire Department, and now the City of Fairbanks Fire Department.  He is (since 1984) an adjunct instructor with the University of Alaska CTC (Community & Technical College) in the Fire Science Program.  Ernie is currently a member of the ICC Fire Service Governing Committee appointed by the Western Fire Chiefs Association.  His passion is fire prevention and has been a strong advocate of residential fire sprinklers as well as fire safety education.  He is an NFPA LNTB and RISK Watch Champion and has worked to implement and been part of various fire and life safety education programs both locally and statewide.  He lives in the Fairbanks area with his wife Maureen and raised four sons one of which has chosen the fire service as a career and is currently a Firefighter/ Paramedic with the Memphis Fire Department (TN).  His vision is … Looking to the future…a Fire Free Alaska.

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