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OFESF Update
Ohio Fire Executive Program Update
The Ohio Fire Executive Program is an executive leadership development program that assesses, enhances, and refines the leadership qualities in the students. Through the course of the program, students have been impacted on knowledge acquisition, self-awareness building, perspective change, skill development, and behavior change.
After 2.5 years of hard work, 180+ hours of in-class time, and 400+ hours of out of class time, the 20 students of OFE Class 18 completed their studies June 1-5, 2020.
Members of OFE Class 18 include:
Scott Brown – Forest Park Fire Department Dominic Chiappone – Perry Joint Fire District Anthony Coletta – Ashland Fire Division
Steve Cox – Clearcreek Fire District
Royce Goodpaster – Hamilton Township Fire Department Matt Grubbs – Monroe Fire Department
Kevin Hummeldorf – Green Township Fire & EMS Thomas Jackson – Forest Park Fire Department
Matthew Kee – Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department Aaron Knotts – Chillicothe Fire Department Frank Kovacic – Eastlake Fire Department
Jeff Miller – Streetsboro Fire Department
David Moore – Pleasant Township Fire Department Bryan Rudersdorf – Shaker Heights Fire Department Michael Stine – Springfield Township Fire Department Rashid Taylor – Madison Township Fire Department Russell Thompson – Greenville Fire Department Kevin Veletean – Tiffin Fire/Rescue Division
Ryan Williams – Fairborn Fire Department Jay Womack – Euclid Fire Department
Ohio Fire Executive Program Class 18
Congratulations to the newest class of Ohio Fire Executives!
OFE Class 19 will be back for a combined Week 3 and 4 in October 2020, and Class 20 will begin their studies this November at the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association Training Facility in Worthington, Ohio.
As a reminder, for anyone interested in become an Ohio Fire Executive, the Ohio Fire Executive Program application period runs annually from September 1st through November 1st, and Class 21 enrollment will open on September 1, 2020.
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