Reno Fire Captain Named To Prestigious National Committee

From the City of Reno: The Reno Fire Department (RFD) is proud to announce that Captain Tom Diani has been appointed as Principal on the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Wildland Fire Fighting Protective Clothing and Equipment (FAE-WFF) Committee. Diani’s interest category for this committee is Enforcing Authority.

“This appointment is a big deal in the fire service world,” Reno Fire Chief Dave Cochran said. “Captain Diani is the only person from our region to be named a principal member of this committee.”

The NFPA is a global nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The NFPA Standards are guidelines used by the fire service nationwide, including the Reno Fire Department.

The FAE-WFF Committee is looking at issues that are of high concern for western United States municipal fire departments, as wildland fires are increasing in the wildland urban interface area.

The traditional structure fire turnout coat and pants are not well suited to wildland firefighting due to the large geographic areas involved in wildland fires and the fast-moving nature of those fires. Traditional wildland gear is insufficient to protect firefighters from the hazards found in burning houses, garages and outbuildings commonly found in wildland urban interface areas. It is anticipated that this committee will consider those issues, among others.

This press release was produced by City of Reno. The views expressed here are the author's own.