John H. Oates, MS/EFO (he/him/his)

CEO
International Public Safety Data Institute

John is the CEO of the International Public Safety Data Intitute. He recently retired as the Fire Chief in East Hartford, CT. He has a BS from Franklin Pierce University, a MS from Oklahoma State University, is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program, and holds numerous professional certifications. He is a long time contributor to the NFFF’s Everyone Goes Home Program and serves as member of the First Responder Center for Excellence Behavioral Health Advisory Committee. Chief Oates serves as a member of the NFPA 3000 Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response Technical Committee and the Technical Committee for Safety at Motorsports Venues (NFPA 610) where he served as Chairman from 2005 until 2016.