The Chief’s Trumpet- SEAFC’s Debut Program!

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What a way to start our second hundred shows- adding the official Podcast of the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs to our programming lineup!

In doing so, the Firefighter Netcast Family welcomes another fire service leader into our home!

Chief Doug Cline brings us a perspective of the Chief Officer with SEAFC’s show “The Chief’s Trumpet” Wednesday night at 9pm ET/8pm CT.  If you’ve never been a chief officer, you’ll be amazed at some of the stuff that goes on at that level that never makes it down to the company level.

If you’ve never been a chief officer, you’ll be amazed at some of the stuff that goes on at that level that never makes it down to the company level.

Douglas Cline is a 28-year veteran and student of the Fire Service serving as Training Commander with the City of High Point (NC) Fire Department and Assistant Chief of Administration with the Ruffin Volunteer Fire Department.

Cline, a passionate fire instructor and former Fire Chief, is a North Carolina Level II Fire Instructor, a National Fire Academy Instructor and an EMT-Paramedic instructor/coordinator for the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services.

Cline is a member of the North Carolina Society of Fire Service Instructors and the International Society of Fire Service Instructors where he serves on the Board of Directors as The First Vice President. Cline serves the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs as the president.

Cline also serves as a FEMA grant criteria development committee member, peer reviewer for the Fire Act Grants, and the Northern Director for the Piedmont North Carolina Fireman’s Association.