INDUSTRY BIOGRAPHY
Chief Douglas M. Aiken (ret.) is
the secretary/treasurer and executive director of the IMSA Educational
Foundation.
He has over 43 years of experience in the fire and EMS services and
as an advocate for public safety training and certification. He began his fire
service career as a member of the Manchester, NH Fire Department, serving for
21 years.
Douglas then served as Chief for of Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid, a
36-community Fire, EMS, and HazMat agency in central New Hampshire for 14 years
and as a call deputy chief for an additional 8 years.
Chief Aiken served as the
chairman of the New Hampshire Enhanced 9-1-1 Commission for over twenty-six
years.
He retired from the New Hampshire Air National Guard in 2007 at the rank
of colonel after a 40-year military career.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND BOARDS
IMSA Educational Foundation
The current Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer
International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA)
Chief Aiken is a former Chairman of
the Board of IMSA
Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC)
Past president of the Land Mobile Communications Council
International Association of Fire Chief's (IAFC)
Past chair of the Communications Committee
Congressional Fire Service Institute
Past chair of the National Advisory Committee
First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
Current member of the Public Safety
Advisory Committee
Serves
on the SAFECOM Executive Committee and is a Fellow of the Radio Club of
America.