1. Maryland Fire & Rescue Education and Training Commission
2017
Dr. James Fielder, Jr. Maryland Secretary of Education

2. Appointment /Responsibility
Chairman is appointment by Maryland State Governor Larry Hogan.
Members must clear the Governors appointment committee.
Confirmed & sworn in by the Maryland State Senate.
Serve a 4 year term on the Commission.
Meet bi-monthly around the State.
Responsibility to assure that the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 13B laws and other Maryland laws are adhered to when conducting Emergency Training and Education programs in the State of Maryland. Review Federal Programs.
Un Paid State Officials.
Must attend 50% of all Maryland Fire & Rescue Education & Training Meetings a year.

3. Staff Liaison from MHEC
Alexia VanOrden
Research and Policy Analyst
Staff Liaison, Maryland Fire-Rescue Education Training Commission
Maryland Higher Education Commission

4. MFRETC Primary Objective
Protect Life & Property through Education & Training

5. MFRETC 13 Members John Dulina Mike Clemens, Chair John Jerome
John Kisser
Kiona Black
Ron Strobel
Jennifer Aubert-Utz
Scott Graham
Mike Clemens, Chair
Lynn Gilroy, Vice Chair
Barbara Knippenburg
Bob Cumberland
Dan Stevens
Geoffrey Donahue

6. Maryland Stakeholders Represented at Meetings
Maryland Instructor certification Review Board (MICRB)
Director Steve T. Edwards, Chair
Maryland Fire Service Personnel Qualifications Board (MFSPQB)
Mike Robinson, Chair
Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute (MFRI)
Director Steve T. Edwards
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
Richard Alcorta, MD, Acting Executive Director
Maryland State Fireman’s Association (MFSA)
Mike Davis, President
Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Russell J. Strickland, Director

7. Executive Committee
R. Michael Clemens, Chair
Lynn Gilroy, Vice Chair

8. Higher Education Committee
Kiona Black, Chair
Lynn Gilroy, Liaison
Jennifer Aubert-Utz
John Dulina
John Jerome

9. Higher Education Responsibilities
Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance & Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program.
Future College start up’s. recommendations.
State Funding of Education & Training programs.
Eligible majors:
Fire Service Technology, Emergency Medical Technology, Fire Service Management or Public Safety Administration with a minor or concentration in Fire Service Technology or Fire Service Management in the University System of Maryland.

10. Minimum Standards Committee
Dan Stevens, Chair
Lynn Gilroy, Liaison
Mike Davis, MSFA President
Larry Preston, MFRI

11. Minimum Training Responsibilities
Reviews State Minimum Firefighter Training and Protocols.
The approval process for Maryland Emergency Services Training.
Maryland Instructor Certification Review Board Regulation review. MICRB – 2016 Orange Book PDF
Proposed Federal / State standards and program reviews. (Conesus standard and certification recommendation for NFPA 1403 conducting firefighting in acquired structures)

12. Special Projects Committee
Geoffrey Donahue, Chair
Mike Clemens, Liaison
Ron Strobel
Barbara Knippenburg
Bob Cumberland
Scott Graham
Pat Marlatt, MFRI

13. Special Projects Responsibilities
Planning
Training Center Enhancements
Heavy Apparatus Driver Training Facilities and Enhancement's.
Homeland Security
Weapons of Mass Destruction/NIMS
Active Shooter