Chief Philip C. Stittleburg, B.A., J.D., FIFireE, CFO, entered the volunteer fire service in 1972 after working as a paid member of a combination fire department. He has served as chief of the La Farge (Wisconsin, USA) Fire Department since 1977. Chief Stittleburg is currently serving his sixth two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and his first one-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He is also a member of the board of directors of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)