1980 IAFC Officers and Directors

1980 IAFC Officers and Directors

R. S. ROCKENBACH Chief, Graysville, III. PresidentJOHN E. LEE Chief, Charlotte, N.C. First Vice PresidentE. S. HAWKINS Chief, Tulsa, Okla. Second Vice PresidentW. T. STEWART Chief, Fargo, N.D. TreasurerD. J. CARPENTER Fire Service Administrator Mecklenberg County. N C. Director Southeastern DivisionJAMES G. CRAGAN Chief, Rockford, III. Director Great Lakes DivisionDONALD D. FLINN General Manager Washington, D C.JAMES SHERN Chief, Pasadena, Calif. Past PresidentDELL HOBSON Chief, Seaside Heights, N.J. Director Eastern DivisionGERARD A. CARLE Chief, Dracut, Mass. Director New England DivisionJAMES E. LEWIS Chief, Mesquite, Tex. Director Southwestern DivisionROBERT H. ELY Director of Fire Services Greater Kirkland, Wash. Director Western Division

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

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Delta explosion

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