About the Author

Tom Olshanski has been a member of the fire service for 50 years in
multiple roles. He has served in both volunteer and career firefighter
departments. His last 20 years have been spent as the Director of External
Affairs for the United States Fire Administration in Washington DC.. Tom
has received two-lifetime achievement awards. One was from the Nation
Association of Government Communicators, and the second was from the
Florida Fire Chiefs Association, Public Information Group. Tom has been an
adjunct instructor for numerous courses for FEMA's Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) since 1989. He has authored several courses
and participated in many efforts to prepare community safety personnel for
World Cup Soccer (1994), Super Bowls, the Olympics, and National
Political Conferences (both republican and Democratic). Tom has also been
involved in many large-scale national emergencies, Hurricanes Floyd,
Katrina, and Sandy, including numerous other flooding and tornado storms.
And September 11 th . This brief listing makes it easy to see why he has been an often-called-upon conference speaker, seminar presenter, high-level
speech writer, and frequent media guest/spokesperson. In 2004, Tom
presented the his mantra "Everyone Goes Home" to the National Fallen
Firefighter Foundation. Tom has committed throughout his career to "Get
the RIGHT information, to the RIGHT people, at the RIGHT time so that
individuals can make the RIGHT decision to protect and ensure their safety
and the safety of loved ones".
You can contact Tom Olshanski at: usfachief@gmail.com.