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Title:	Fire Advisory Commission, Illinois
Website:	Illinois Fire Advisory Commission
Contact Name:	Andrea Klees
Contact Title:	Administrative Assistant to the State Fire Marshal
Contact Phone:	217-558-0638
Contact E-Mail:	andrea.klees@illinois.gov
Contact Comments:
Function:	The Commission advises State Fire Marshal on fire protection, investigation, and prevention and other duties required by law.
Term:	3 years, expiring the third Monday in January or until successor is appointed
Senate Confirmation:	No
Qualifications:
Compensation:	Expenses
Composition:	22 members: 11 appointed by the Governor. (Governor designates chair); 3 professional full-time paid firefighters; 1 volunteer firefighter; 1 registered fire protection engineer; 1 representative of fire insurance industry in Illinois; 1 representative of a registered United States Department of Labor apprenticeship program primarily instructing in the installation and repair of fire extinguishing systems; 1 operating or stationary engineer who has knowledge of fire alarm and fire extinguishing systems; 3 knowledgeable about fire protection methods; Chicago Fire Commissioner, or designee; Executive officer or designee of each of the following: Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; Illinois Fire Protection District Association; Illinois Fire Inspectors Association; Illinois Professional Firefighters Association; Illinois Firemen’s Association; Associated Firefighters of Illinois; Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors; Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators; Illinois Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS); Fire Service Institute - University of Illinois.
Chair:	Appointed by the Governor
Authority:	20 ILCS 2905/3

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Term Expires	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Albert, Les	1/20/2020	9/9/2016	Governor	Member, Knowledge of fire prevention methods		Fayette
Connors, Shawn	1/18/2021	1/8/2013	Governor	Chair, Professional, full-time paid firefighter		Winnebago
de Vries, David	1/20/2020	9/8/2017	Governor	Member, Fire Protection Engineer		None
Dillon, Michael			Statute	Member, IL Assoc. of Fire Protection Districts		Will
DiTola, Christine	1/15/2024	7/13/2021	Governor	Member, Volunteer firefighter		None
Ericksen, Glenn			Statute	Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Illinois
Janozik, Jack			Statute	Member, Illinois Fire Inspector's Association		None
Keiken, James			Statute	Member, Illinois Fire Service Institute		None
Knapp, John			Statute	llinois Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigator
Knoll, Greg			Statute	Member, Illinois Professional Firefighters Association		Lake
Krupp, Roger	1/21/2019	2/11/2016	Governor	Member, Representative of the Fire Insurance Industry in Illinois		None
Nance-Holt, Annette			Statute	Member	Chicago Fire Commissioner	None
Phillips, Thomas	1/15/2024	2/22/2021	Governor	Member, licensed operating or stationary engineer who has an associate degree in facilities engineering technology		Cook
Riley, Luther	1/20/2025	11/25/2019	Governor	Member, Professional, full-time paid firefighter		Cook
Rivera, Ryan	1/15/2024	2/3/2021	Governor	Member, Knowledge of Fire Prevention Methods		Cook
Shoevlin, Donald			Statute	Member, Illinois Fire Chief's Association		None
Steker, Nicholas	1/21/2019	2/20/2013	Governor	Member, Professional, full-time paid firefighter		Cook
Sullivan, Chuck			Statute	Member, Assoc. of Fire Fighters of IL		None
Swan, John			Statute	Member, Illinois Firefighters Association		Henry
Thompson, Brian			Statute	Member, Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors		Kane
VACANT			Governor	Member, Knowledge of Fire Prevention Methods		None
VACANT	1/15/2024		Governor	Member, Representative of a registered United States Department of Labor apprenticeship program primarily instructing in the installation and repair of fire extinguishing systems		None