Georgia Firefighter Standards & Training Council
1000 Indian Springs Drive
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Office Hours - 8:00 am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri (excluding State holidays)
Office Phone - (478) 993-4521
Admin Staff
Gordon Henderson - Executive Director
ghenderson@gfstconline.org
David Cummings - Compliance and Evaluation Manager
cummings@gfstconline.org
Areas: NPQ Compliance, Test Coordinator, NPQ Administration
Cell: 478-262-5536
David Trussell - Compliance and Evaluation Manager
dtrussell@gfstconline.org
Areas: Fire Department Compliance, Firefighter Compliance
Cell: 478-952-2017
Bryan Allen - Compliance and Evaluation Manager
ballen@gfstconline.org
Areas: Fire Department Compliance, Firefighter Compliance
Cell: 678-858-0090
Roxanne Burns - Administrative Assistant
support@gfstconline.org
Areas: Firefighter Certification (State), Firefighter Compliance (Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator, Fire and Life Safety Educator), Records Management
Britt Brinson - Compliance and Evaluation Manager
bbrinson@gfstconline.org
Areas: Airport Firefighter Certification, Firefighter Compliance, Fire Department Compliance, Program Validation
Cell: 229-942-3294
Mike Hancock - Professional Standards Manager
mhancock@gfstconline.org
Areas: Fire Department Compliance, Firefighter Compliance, Program Validation, Test Coordinator
Cell: 678-859-4329
Wayne Feller - Compliance and Evaluation Manager
wfeller@gfstconline.org
Areas: Fire Department Compliance, Firefighter Compliance
Cell: 912-253-5751
Whitman Stanford - Administrative Manager
whitman@gfstconline.org
Areas: Firefighter Certification (State), Firefighter Compliance (Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator, Fire and Life Safety Educator), Records Management, Purchasing
Council Members
Tony Pritchett - Council Chair; State Fire Marshal’s Office
tpritchett@sfm.ga.gov
PO Box 202 Ellijay GA 30540
404.655.2189
Chad Black - Habersham County Emergency Services, Director; Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association, Chair
cblack@habershamga.com
P.O. Box 1555
Clarkesville, GA. 30523
o: 706.839.0428 / c: 770.530.4365 / f:706-
754-5378
Tim Stowers - Training Chief, Alpharetta Fire and Emergency Services
tstowers@alpharetta.ga.us
2565 Old Milton Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30009
770.668.6764
J.W. Thaxton - Training Captain, Athens-Clarke County Fire & Emergency Services
j.w.thaxton@accgov.com
700 College Ave. Athens, Georgia 30601
Office: 706.613.3390
Doug Duncan - Chairman, Columbia County Commission
d.duncan@columbiacountyga.gov
Lee Kirkland - Council Vice Chair; City Manager of Milan
milanfd@windstream.net
PO Box 87
Milan, GA 31060
478.609.1215
Randy Camp - Chief, Catoosa County Fire Dept
divecon900@aol.com
5282 Evitt St
Ringgold, GA 30736
706.935.2001
Lanier Swafford - White County Fire Services
lanier.swafford@gmail.com
2916 Highway 136 West
Dawsonville, GA 30534
678.776.4436
Randy Toms - Mayor of Warner Robins
rtoms@wrga.gov
700 Watson Blvd
Warner Robins, GA 31903
478.302.5515
Landry Merkison - Fire Chief/EMA Director/EMS Director, Clayton County
landry.merkison@gmail.com