PNCFA Welcomes New Board Members
The PNCFA would like to welcome Chris Langham and A.C. Rich as the newest members of the Executive Board for the Piedmont North Carolina Firefighters Association. Both Chris and A.C. were elected to the Board at our quarterly Association meeting held at the Bayleaf Fire Department on October 26, 2011. Chris will serve on the Board as the Northern Director and A.C. will serve on the Board as the Southern Director.
Chris currently serves as the Assistant Chief of Training and Safety for the Winston-Salem Fire Department. He has also worked in the Community College System with Forsyth Tech and as a firefighter with Forsyth County Fire Department and Kernersville Fire Department. Chris has numerous certifications including: Fire Instructor, EMT, Fire Inspector, Live Fire Training Specialist, and Swift Water Technician. He also holds the following degrees: AAS-Fire Protection Technology from GTCC, BA-Management and Ethics from John Wesley College, Masters of Public Adminstration-EM from Jacksonville State University, and EFO from the NFA. Chris and his family reside in the Winston Salem Area.
A.C. currently serves as the Fire Chief of Stony Hill Rural Fire Department in Northern Wake County and Captain / Haz-Mat Specialist with the City of Raleigh Fire Department. He has worked in the Community College System as an Instructor with Wake Tech. A.C. also holds the following certifications: NC Firefighter II, Haz-Mat Level III (Rail Car and Tank Truck Specialist), Fire Instructor III, Haz-Mat Tech Instructor, and Chief 101 Instructor. He currently sits on the Wake Tech Fire Protection Technology Advisory Board, NCEM RRT Advisory Committee, and Wake County Fire Commission. He also holds the following degrees: AAS-Fire Protection Technology from Durham Tech, BS-Business Administration from Mt. Olive College, and is scheduled to complete the EFO Program in May 2012. A.C. and his family reside in the Wake Forest area.
Chris and A.C. will be sworn in at the PNCFA January 2012 meeting at Pinecroft-Sedgefield Fire Department in Guilford County. The following members will serve as the Executive Board for 2012-2014:
President – Ron Fowler (Monroe FD, Union Co)
1st Vice President – Brian Cox (Guil-Rand FD, Randolph Co)
2nd Vice President –
Steve Neal (Fire District # 13,
Guilford Co)
Treasurer – Ed Brinson (Fairview FD,
Wake Co)
Northern Director – Chris Langham (Winston-Salem FD, Forsyth Co)
Southern Director – A.C. Rich (Stony Hill FD, Wake Co)
Past President – Tommy Cole (Fire District # 13, Guilford Co)
Executive Secretary – Kathy Weatherspoon (Bahama FD, Durham Co)
The PNCFA would also like to take this time to Thank Chief Len Needham of the Bahama Fire Department for his service to the Association. Len has served the association faithfully and many of our accomplishments were made because of the hard work and dedication of Chief Needham. Len has been a huge part of our success and we are a much better association because of his leadership. Len, a job WELL DONE my Friend! Thanks for everything.
Tommy Cole
President, PNCFA
