Mo. Frost was appointed superintendent in 1995. The South Carolina Fire Academy trains over 17,000 fire and rescue personnel annually. Svetanics was appointed chief in 1986. He completed both the EFOP and the Senior Executive in State and Local Government Program at Harvard University. Alternate board members appointed are Jerry Laughlin of the National Fire Protection Association, and Steve Ennis of the National Volunteer Fire Council.
Alternates can attend all meetings and have voting rights when principal board members are absent.
Md. The board's chairperson, Cynthia A. Wilk, of New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, N.J., was also reappointed. Wilk led the development and implementation of New Jersey's fire service training and certification program. Others currently serving on the board are Capt. The board meets several times each year to review NFA programs, facilities, and organizational structure to determine if NFA's basic mission, to advance the professional development of fire service personnel and of other persons engaged in fire prevention and control activities, is being carried out effectively and efficiently.