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This episode features Murrey Loflin, Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum, Jeff King and John Vance. 

Murrey E. Loflin began his fire service career with the Beckley Fire Department in Beckley West Virginia on June 1, 1979.  He was hired by the Virginia Beach Fire Department in February 16, 1983 as a fire fighter/EMT.  He was assigned as the fire department safety officer as of January 1, 1986.  Effective July 16, 1988, he was promoted to the rank of Captain continuing to serve as health and safety officer, safety officer, and infection control officer for the fire department.  Murrey was transferred to Operations Division and assigned as a company officer effective October 1, 1997.   Murrey was promoted to battalion chief effective June 1, 2001, serving as an operational battalion chief.  He retired from the Virginia Beach Fire Department effective August 1, 2006.   

As of September 1, 2006, Murrey was hired by West Virginia University Extension Services located in Morgantown, West Virginia. He served as the Director of Fire Service Extension and the Director of the State Fire Academy in Jackson’s Mill, West Virginia. Murrey resigned effective December 15, 2010 to accept a position with the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program located in Morgantown, WV. He serves as an investigator for line-of-duty deaths and significant injury incidents. 

Murrey has served as Chairman and Past Chairman of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Service Section Executive Board.  Murrey is Secretary of the NFPA Fire Service Occupational Safety Technical Committee and a principal member of the Fundamentals of Fire Control Within a Structure Utilizing Fire Dynamics Technical Committee. He has also served as a member of the NFPA Incident Management Functional Position Professional Qualifications Technical Committee. Murrey is an adjunct faculty member and a course developer for the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.    

Mr. Loflin is the co-author of the book entitled Emergency Incident Risk Management.  He is also contributing author for NFPA Fire Department Occupational Health and Safety Standards Handbook, Managing Fire and Rescue Services (International City/County Management Association) and the 2008 NFPA Fire Protection Handbook.  

Murrey has a Master of Science in Occupational Health and Safety, B.A., and A.A.S. from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.

Contact Jeff King at [email protected]

Contact Josh Blum at [email protected]

We are also joined by Nick Brunacini. Contact Nick at [email protected]

Hosted and produced by John Vance

Production Assistant is Katie Brunacini