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.

John is president of the Safetek Profire group, which is Canada’s largest fire apparatus and emergency response vehicles sales organization and has been in the industry for more than 40 years.

John is a senior sales manager in Meritor’s Industrial Products business unit, serving specialty, off highway and defense markets.

FAMA is committed to the manufacture and sale of safe, efficient emergency response vehicles and equipment. FAMA urges fire departments to evaluate the full range of safety features offered by its member companies.