SCR61 Summary

• Recognizes Steve Austin, a Delaware resident, as the 2018 recipient of the CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award, considered the most prestigious award in the nation's fire service.

• Honors Austin's 50+ years of active service in the fire service, including his role as a lifetime member and Fire Police Officer of the Aetna Hose, Hook, & Ladder Company in Newark, Delaware.

• Acknowledges Austin's national-level leadership contributions, including serving as Chair of the CFSI National Advisory Committee for 4 terms, Director of Government Affairs for the International Association of Arson Investigators for over 33 years, and Vice Chair of the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications.

• Notes Austin co-founded the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association Emergency Responder Safety Institute and serves as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for Fire Service Based EMS Advocates.

• Highlights that Austin is only the third person in the symposium's history to receive both the Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award and its precursor, the CFSI Fire Service Person of the Year (received in 1996).