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Shane Ray

President
National Fire Sprinkler Association
Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States

Shane Ray began his fire service career in 1984 and worked through the ranks of career and volunteer organizations serving from firefighter to chief. Shane currently serves as President of the National Fire Sprinkler Association, headquartered in Maryland and remains a volunteer in his hometown community of Pleasant View, Tennessee. He is also a board member of the Congressional Fire Services Institute.

Shane served 13 years as Fire Chief and he served six years as the mayor. He also held the position of Superintendent of the South Carolina Fire Academy and as South Carolina State Fire Marshal.

Chief Ray is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, the University of Maryland’s Leadership Development Program, and the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. Shane’s education not only comes from universities and institutions, but from practical experience as well.

Shane was selected as Fire Chief Magazine’s Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year for 2005 and Eastern Kentucky University’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award for 2006. He was also selected as Tennessee Fire Chief of the Year in 2011. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Nikki Haley in June of 2014.

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