MEET THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Thomas Green
Tom is a Firefighter EMT with Bedford Fire Department since 1996. He started his fire service in 1977 in Pennsylvania. He has served as Lieutenant, Captain, and President of Neffsville Fire Co in Lancaster County PA and moved to NH in 1995 with his family to start his insurance business. Tom is an active firefighter EMT with Bedford Fire and has served as President of the Bedford Fire Firefighters Association since 1997. He is a member of the Bedford Fire Department Honor Guard. He is the current Treasurer of the Granite State Fire Service Support Team and a member of the National Fallen Firefighters NH Local Area Assist Team as well as President of the NH Red Knights MC Chapter 10. Tom is very active in his community and Lives in Bedford with his wife. His two daughters have grown up in NH.
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First Vice President
Chris Wyman
Second Vice President
Tom Blanchette
Tom Blanchette started out in the fire service as a call member of the Lancaster Fire Department and Ambulance. He worked for the Woodsville Fire Precinct initially part time and transitioned to a career position in 1992 through 1996 when he returned to Lancaster as the Director of Emergency Services where he was employed until 2003 when he left to pursue a career with NASCAR Track Services focusing on development and implementation of event emergency services. He returned to NH and settled down in Loudon NH as the Director of
Operations at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and became an active member of the Loudon Fire Department as a call member, transitioning to the role of a career Fire Chief in 2019. He also is active in many associations including the NH Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Volunteer Fire Council, & the Central NH Forest Fire Wardens Association. He is supported in his journey by his wife Leann, as well as his two daughters and their growing families as well as two step children who also are involved in the fire service
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Treasurer
Derek Danis
Derek Danis is currently a Lieutenant with the New Boston Fire Department and has been an active member since 2014. Derek, his wife Kim and children Lauren & Brady have lived in New Boston since 2002. Derek is a current member of the Fire Wards for the Town of New Boston and owns his accounting & tax firm with offices in Bedford, NH & Arundel, ME.
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Secretary
John C. Lacasse
John started his fire service career as a Call Firefighter with the City of Berlin in 1994 and was then hired as a Career Firefighter beginning in 1996. Working up through the ranks, he retired from the Berlin Fire Department in 2019 as Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director. He is a member of the Granite State Fire Service Support Team, and the NH Association of Fire Chiefs, and is also a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in New Hampshire. John now lives with his wife Nancy and their dog Bella in Hampton, and volunteers for the NH Film Festival and at the Gather Food Pantry in Portsmouth.
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Fire Standards & Training
Frank Fraitzl