President’s Welcome

Fellow IAAI Members,

It truly is my pleasure to sit as your 2024-2025 President. It is with great support and leadership that I get to hold this position. It is my goal to advance the fire and explosions profession through training, education, research and sharing of information.

This can be accomplished by communication between chapters, strategic partners and outreach to other professional organizations. Over the past year the IAAI has provided some changes that will allow this to occur by using technology, open forums for data sharing and communications. This includes the use of an IAAI APP that will allow for sharing of information year-round for our membership.

I have also challenged Training and Education to establish regional events for the intermediate to advanced level of training, while keeping the fundamental training in place. They have been working on this and we should see the first of these in the year 2025. This will also allow for better working relationships with the chapters and assist them with some funding opportunities.

The Board of Directors continue to research new ideas to move the profession forward, it is not enough to sit static and wait for the next changes in the profession. The IAAI prides itself on being the association that drives the change and leads the profession into the future.

By utilizing strategic partnerships at the public, private, state and federal levels this association can advance the fire and explosion profession with training, education, credentials and leadership.

Thank You,

Trace Lawless

IAAI President 2024-2025