Harold Richman

Steve Persson

Captain Steve Persson is a thirty-five year veteran of the Cambridge (MA) Fire Department. He was promoted to Captain in 1986 and assumed the role of Department Training Officer in 1991, a role in which he still serves. Captain Persson holds an AS degree in Fire Science Technology, has attended the University of Massachusetts Institute of Government Services, and is a certified Instructor I and Hazardous Materials Technician. Captain Persson has been appointed by the Governor as a member of the Massachusetts State Fire Training Council and represents the interests of the Massachusetts Institute of Fire Department Instructors. He has worked at the National Fire Protection Association in the Public Fire Protection Division as a Fire Service Research Assistant, author, technical assistant and consultant. In addition to his duties on the Cambridge MA Fire Department, he is the Fire Chief and Town Fire Warden in the Town of Frye Island, Maine.

National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, building, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden for fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Developer of the National Electrical Code®, and 300 other codes and standards through a full, open-consensus process, NFPA also produces educational curricula, including the Risk Watch® community-based injury prevention curriculum and the Learn Not to Burn® fire safety curriculum. NFPA headquarters is in Quincy, Massachusetts.