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Photo Right: On November 15, 2004, at the NFPA Fall Educational Conference and IFMA Annual Meeting, Wayne Powell (shown left), Chief of the Citizen and Community Preparedness Branch of USFA’s National Fire Programs Division, received the IFMA Meritorious Service Award from Scott Adams, President of the International Fire Marshals Association (shown right) for his years of dedicated service to promoting fire prevention at the local, state, and federal levels.
Wayne has been involved with the fire service for over 44 years, starting as a volunteer in Silver Spring, Maryland, and currently serving as a volunteer with the Vigilant Hose Company in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He began his career with the National Fire Academy in January 1977 where he is currently the Chief of the Citizen and Community Preparedness Branch of USFA's National Fire Programs Division.
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