The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) is recognizing Chief Karl Ristow, CFO, as the newest recipient of the organization’s Arthur J. Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award.
根据Troy Markel的说法，目前担任火灾认证国际（CPSE）委员会委员会计划总监（CFAI）计划总检察主任的阵容，NFFF董事会主席。
“Karl是基础和消防服务的不懈倡导者，”Markel说。“他的奉献精神为我们其他人提供了吧。”
Chief Ristow became involved in the NFFF in 2007, when he served on the incident management team that developed and executed the memorial service and burials for nine Charleston, South Carolina firefighters killed while fighting a fire at the Super Sofa Store. Since then, as a volunteer, donor, and educator, Ristow has supported the NFFF in raising awareness and funds for its prevention and support missions.
首席Ristow是NFFF纪念高尔夫锦标赛计划的第二届董事长和国家协调员。在五年来，首席雷斯托致力于他的时间和能源，锦标赛筹集了超过170万美元的支持NFFF。
与他的妻子一起，芭芭拉，首席ristow志愿者为堕落的消防队员儿童的Hal Bruno Bereavement难民营，作为大伙伴，治疗圈助理和漂浮物。ristow是NFFF的成员，围绕NFFF，该集团由基金会最慷慨的金融捐助者组成。
“Karl’s commitment to the fire and emergency service family is evident in both his accreditation work with the CPSE and his dedicated volunteering with the NFFF,” shared CPSE Chief Executive Officer, Preet Bassi. “Both organizations are lucky to have him as part of our teams.”
Before joining CPSE, Chief Ristow served as Fire Chief for the St. John’s Fire District in South Carolina for 14 years and as a Resident Training Specialist for the South Carolina Fire Academy. Chief Ristow is a retired United States Air Force Fire Protection Supervisor. He holds a master’s degree in Management and Public Administration, a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, and associate degrees in Fire Science and Instructor of Technology and Military Science. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program, a Chief Fire Officer Designee through the Commission on Professional Credentialing, and a Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE).
The NFFF created the Arthur J. Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award to recognize exceptional service to the NFFF by men and women who continue in support of Glatfelter’s legacy as a champion of the fire service. In 1969, Glatfelter created the Volunteer Fireman’s Insurance Services (VFIS), the first company of its kind to meet the insurance needs for firefighters.
Glatfelter was also an enthusiastic advocate for the NFFF and its missions and served for many years on the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Chief Ristow will be presented the Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award by Tony Campisi, Chairman of the Glatfelter Insurance Group, on March 22, 2022 during the opening session of the CPSE Excellence Conference in Orlando, FL. “Chief Ristow represents everything that Art Glatfelter stood for,” Campisi said. “We are grateful for leaders who carry the standard for the fire service, and it’s a privilege to present Chief Ristow with this award.”
国家堕落的消防员基金会是由国会于1992年创建的，以纪念并承认每年在职责中死亡的消防员。为满足此授权，该基金会审查了据报道的每个消防员死亡的情况确定死亡是否也符合纳入马里兰州埃默斯堡国家纪念的标准。这些决定受到管辖的指导方针可以在我们的网站上找到https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighters/memorial/。NFFF正在密切审查与Covid-Confirfirfifica的死亡，以确定纳入国家纪念馆的资格。
