David Durstine, vice president with IDEX Corporation’s Fire & Safety Division, the parent of FAMA member companies Akron Brass and Hale Products, grew up in the fire service and worked in the industry for more than 20 years. He is a fourth-generation firefighter with the Apple Creek (OH) Volunteer Fire Department. He also served as president and currently serves as Board of Directors secretary for FAMA and has been an active participant of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) committees on fire apparatus, including NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus; NFPA 1906, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus; NFPA 1912, Standard for Fire Apparatus Refurbishment; and NFPA 1911, Standard for Inspections, Maintenance, Testing and Retirement of In-Service Fire Apparatus.

Lee Morris,  senior director government operations for Oshkosh Corporation, has more than 25 years of experience working in Washington, DC, having served more than a decade as Senate staff in a leadership position, a senior administration official at DHS, a nonprofit lobbyist, and more than 10 years handling government affairs at Oshkosh Corporation (parent company to Pierce Manufacturing). Collectively, this experience has afforded him an in-depth and thorough working knowledge of the federal legislative, regulatory, and interagency process. He has also long served as the FAMA Government Affairs Committee co-chairman and sits on the Congressional Fire Services Institute National Advisory Committee.

Peter has been involved in the fire industry and worked at the Darley Company since 1978. He helps oversee business operations, business development, and innovation at Darley. He serves as a voting technical committee member on various committees of the National Fire Protection Association. Darley has served as the president and as the chairman of the Technical Committee of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Association and has been a speaker/presenter expert at many fire and emergency service industry schools and events.

Roger Lackore, PE, CSP, is the director of product development for REV Fire Group Engineering.

Eric Linsmeier is business unit director–Electrical & Software Technology for Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation Company.

Brad Weisz is the lead developer for Idle Reduction Technologies at Rosenbauer South Dakota, LLC.

Sam is the president and chief technologist for HiViz LED Lighting, a manufacturer of specialty scene lighting equipment with a primary focus on the fire and emergency services market. He is a North Carolina firefighter, an emergency medical technician, and a representative of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Association. He is a member of the NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus Technical Committee.

Scott Beecher is president and owner of Ward Diesel Filter Systems, a manufacturer of vehicle-mounted exhaust removal solutions. He is involved with several committees with the IAFC- VCOS; Lavender Ribbon Report; NFPA; the ARFF Working Group; and several other organizations. He is a member of the FAMA Tech Committee, ARFF Committee, and Government Affairs Committee.

Sam Massa is the president of, and chief technologist for, HiViz LED Lighting, a manufacturer of specialty lighting equipment with a primary focus on the fire and emergency services market. He is a North Carolina firefighter and an emergency medical technician. He is the electrical task group chairman for and represents FAMA on the National Fire Protection Association 1900 technical committee.

Jeremy Tucker is an engineer with Code 3 and has been with ECCO Safety Group (ESG) for 17 years. He leads the testing team at ESG and is active with SAE committees, the Transportation Safety Equipment Institute, the National Fire Protection Association, and FAMA.

Jason Witmier is director of Valor Sales for United Safety & Survivability Corporation, a manufacturer of emergency vehicle seating, air-treatment systems, and other safety devices. He is a volunteer firefighter in Pennsylvania and a Pennsylvania State Fire Instructor. He has been working in the emergency vehicle industry for more than 25 years, in positions in apparatus design as well as various component sales.

Doug is the co-chair of the FAMA Technical Committee. He also served many years as chair of the FAMA Pump and Plumbing Technical Subcommittee. He joined the fire service in 1975 and is a life member of Center Township (IN) Fire Rescue, after serving 35plus years as an active member from probie to chief positions. He is on the apparatus specification committee. Miller works for Task Force Tips LLC in Valparaiso, Indiana, and has served in many capacities over his 30-year career.

Kaoma Massa is the director of culture and customer service at HiViz Lighting, Inc., a lighting manufacturer and FAMA member company.

Bert McCutcheon is vice president / general manager of Ferrara Fire Apparatus. He began his fire service career in 1985 as a junior firefighter with the Central Fire Department outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he is the district chief and has served as a paid and a volunteer firefighter throughout his career. At the age of 17, he began his fire industry career working on the production floor for Ferrara Fire Apparatus.

Cory is the CEO of HAAS Alert. In addition, Cory is a principal on NFPA 950, NFPA 951, and NFPA 414 and an active contributor to NFPA 1901. He is on FAMA and IAFC technical committees and presents on connected vehicle communications and public safety.

Andrew is president at United Plastic Fabricating and was the president of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association in 2020.

Sam is the president and chief technologist for HiViz LED Lighting, a manufacturer of specialty scene lighting equipment with a primary focus on the fire and emergency services market. He is a North Carolina firefighter, an emergency medical technician and the current electrical task group chairman and represents FAMA on the NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, technical committee.