Chief Gary Baum 
Deputy Fire Chief 
 Reddick Community Fire Protection District 
(May 2018 - till date)
          
                        
            Chief Gary Baum 
Deputy Fire Chief 
 Reddick Community Fire Protection District 
(May 2018 - till date)
          
                        Education
                        
B.A. Ed from North Central College
M.S. Ed from Northern Illinois University
M.A. Ed from Aurora University
A.A.S. Waubonsee Community College
				
Executive Fire Officer graduate from the National Fire Academy 2016
Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Center of Public Safety Excellence
                        
                        Training: 
                        
				Field Staff Instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute
President: A Foam Authority- 2021
                        
                        Honors. Recognitions and Contributions:
                        
Don Manno Award Recipient from the IAFC Executive Fire Officer Section for Excellence in Research for
the Executive Fire Officer Program.
                        
Developed the Class A Foam and CAFS Program for the Illinois Fire Service Institute.
Author of Two Articles in the ARFF Working Group Journal.
                        
Author of āClean Work Starts with the Use of the Correct Extinguishing Agentā Brand & Brandweer
(Dutch Fire Journal). 
                        
                        Presenter: 
                        
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Symposium April 2017: Topic the Potential Reduction of
Firefighter Exposure to Carcinogens Through the Use of Class A CAFS
                        
				
Fire Asia Conference 2018 Hong Kong: Topic the Potential Reduction of Firefighter Exposure to
Carcinogens Through the Use of Class A CAFS
                        
				
International Compressed Air Foam Symposium 2018: Amsterdam- The Netherlands Topic the Potential
Reduction of Firefighter Exposure to Carcinogens Through the Use of Class A CAFS
                        
				
A Foam Authority Symposium 2019 Johnson County, Texas- Firefighting a Hazmat Approach to
Carcinogen Exposure Reduction.
                        
				
Brandweer National Conference: Netherlands September 2022: Keynote Speaker-Topic: Clean Work
Ohio Fire Chiefsā Association: July 2023: Clean Work (2 Sessions) Why We Do What We Do: Best
Practices for high school level fire service training programs.
                        
				
Louisiana State Firemansā Association Conference: July 2023: Clean Work- Reducing Firefighter Exposure
to Carcinogens.
                     
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