Philip Edward Thomas
Chairman
Resident of Enfield, CT

Fire Commissioner since 2000
Honorary member of the Hazardville Fire Department

Previous Fire Department experience:
Volunteer firefighter
Highest-rank deputy chief
Fire Marshal under the Commissioner of State Police
Chartered town’s Fire Marshals Association
Created school fire-prevention curriculum for grades K through 6
27 years of volunteer town service

Other Community Service:
Past President of the Northeast Shrine Association
Board of Governors Vice Chairman, Shriners Hospital for Children, 
  Springfield, MA
Member of the Board of Governors, Shriners Hospital for
Children, Springfield, MA

Fire Commissioner since 2004
Not currently an active firefighter

Previous Fire Department experience:
Past member of the Hazardville Fire Department, 17-year tenure
Department Treasurer
2nd Engineer
Safety Officer

Memberships, Organizations:
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – member
NFPA Industrial – member
NFPA Building Fire Safety Systems – member
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (National) – member

Employment:
Fire Protection Consultant
Liberty Mutual Group, Wausau Insurance Company, Boston, MA

Fire Commissioner since 2005
Not currently an active firefighter

Previous Fire Department experience:
Firefighter of 10 years for the Hazardville Fire Department

Employment:
Owner, Rich's Oil Service

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