GLENN A. GAINES was awarded the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs President’s Award of Distinction, given to individuals deemed worthy of the award by the President of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs section. Gaines is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) deputy U.S. fire administrator for the United States Fire Administration (USFA). He began his tenure in March 2009 and manages USFA and the programs and training activities at the National Emergency Training Center. Gaines served with the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for the Department of Homeland Security from its inception in 2001 until 2009. He was a principal architect and senior staff member for three primary grants managed by FEMA’s Grants Program Office, and was FEMA’s lead in developing the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program in 2005.
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