Firehouse Editorial Advisory Board

Frank Becerra retired from the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department after a 32-year career and is an instructor at the Tarrant County College in Fort Worth. View his full profile here.

Chad Costa is the assistant chief for the Petaluma, CA, Fire Department and has more than 26 years of fire service experience in various organizations, including CAL FIRE. View his full profile here.

Timothy Cowan, deputy fire chief of the Dewitt, NY, Fire District, is a 32-year fire and emergency services veteran and an active volunteer firefighter in Canastota, NY. View his full profile here.

Dr. Derrick Edwards, who joined the fire service in 2004, operates the Tennessee Tech University Responder Health Lab. View his full profile here.

Megan Funk joined the fire service in 2013 and has spent the past eight years with the St. Charles, IL, Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic. View her full profile here.

Lindsey Hankus has served as the fire chief of the Forest Park, IL, Fire Department since 2024 and after joining the department in 2002 as a paramedic. View her full profile here.

Steve Hirsch is chair of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and training officer for Sheridan County Rural Fire District # 1, Thomas County Rural Fire District #4 and Grinnell Fire Department, all in Kansas. View his full profile here.

Moses Jefferies IV is the Assistant Chief/Chief of Training for the Nashville Fire Department and a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Emerging Leaders Fellow. View his full profile here.

Patrick Jessee is the commander/paramedic for the Bureau of Operations of the Chicago Fire Department where he has worked for 25 years. View his full profile here.

Jason Moore, a 23-year veteran of the fire service, began his career with the U.S. Air Force as a fire protection specialist and rose to the rank of fire chief in Indiana. View his full profile here.

Jesiah Newsome is firefighter with the Reading, PA, Fire Department.

Robert Policht is a lieutenant with the Passaic, NJ, Fire Department and has severed with the volunteer service, including the role of fire chief. View his full profile here.

Jared Renshaw has over 20 years in the fire service, serving with departments in California and South Carolina before becoming fire commissioner with the Western Berks Fire Department in Berks County, PA. View his full profile here.

Jerry Streich, a retired fire chief, is an organizational development practitioner who has 37 years of experience in fire service recruitment, retention, strategic planning and station design. View his full profile here.

Judy Thill, a 36-year veteran of the fire service, became fire chief in Inver Grove Heights, MN, in 2007 and previously with departments in Eagan and Maple Grove. View her full profile here.

Craig Weinschenk is the director of research for the UL Fire Safety Research Institute and serves as the principal investigator on development of NERIS. View his full profile here.

Robin Zevotek is a Principal Fire Protection Engineer with the Technical Services department at the NFPA and serves as the fire chief of the Ellicott City, MD, Volunteer Fire Department. View his full profile here.