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Dave brings more than 35 years
of fire protection experience to the Florida Fire Sprinkler Association. He
assumed the position of Florida Regional Manager on April 1, 2007 after serving
as NFSA’s Great Plains Regional Manager since January 2006.
Prior to coming to NFSA, he
served as a Mitigation Team Leader for FEMA, working in various locations in
Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina. Following several years as the
Chief of Explosives and Pyrotechnics at the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office,
Dr. Bowman was appointed Assistant State Fire Marshal for Nevada, a position he
held until leaving to work for FEMA. Earlier in his career, he was a
firefighter/paramedic on the Bucyrus City Fire Department, in Ohio and served on
active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard. Following his tour in the Coast Guard, he
served for a number of years as an Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves.|
In his career in the field of
fire and life safety, he has lectured both nationally and internationally on a
variety of topics and worked for several years as a private sector consultant to
several companies in the People’s Republic of China and the Pacific Rim on
explosive and pyrotechnics safety and regulation. He holds several degrees,
including a Ph.D. in Fire Safety Management.
Dave was promoted to the
additional position of Associate Director of Regional Operations in January
2008. He is responsible for supervising the Regional Managers who are located
in the eastern half of the United States.
Legislative Updates
"Complete details of Florida Legislative issues
can be found on the Florida Chapter website at:
www.FloridaFireSprinker.com"
We are proud to announce the addition of our new web community at either:
www.FFSACommunity.com or through a link on the homepage of Florida's website
at:
www.FloridaFireSprinkler.com
Call or email for additional information.
Download this month's regional report Here!
- March 29, 2008 - Orlando, FL - Area Interest Meeting, (AIM)
- March 25-28, 2008 - Jacksonville, FL - Hosted seminar (see Florida website for details*)
- March 31, 2008 - Lake Mary, FL - Tiumacuan Golf & Country Club - FFSA Annual Golf Tournament
- April 21-24, 2008 - Renaissance Orlando Airport, FL - FFSA Annual Spring Conference
- April 30, 2008 - Ft. Myers, FL - Area Interest Meeting (AIM)
- May 1, 2008 - Tampa, FL - Area Interest Meeting (AIM)
*Many more events - see the Florida Fire Sprinkler Association website at http://www.floridafiresprinkler.com