The mission of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is to honor America’s fallen heroes, provide support for their families, and reduce preventable line of duty death and injury. The NFFF Advocate Program supports the third part of the NFFF’s mission through influence and education. Passionate volunteers from every department type, rank, and experience fulfill the mission as an Advocate or an Advocate Fellow.

Advocate Program Team

John Kane

John Kane

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
John Hayowyk Jr.

John Hayowyk Jr.

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Regional Advocates

Region I

(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Region II

(NJ, NY)

Tim Cowan
Dewitt Fire District
Region III

(DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Thomas Straub
New Kensington Fire Department
Region IV

(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Tony Bailey
North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal
Region V

(IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

Brandon Cory
Marquette City Fire Department
Region VI

(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Casey Jones
Little Rock Fire Department
Region VII

(IA, KS, MO, NE)

Michael Novak
Branson Fire Department
Region VIII

(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

Kevin Milan
Louisville Fire Protection District
Region IX

(AZ, CA, HI, NV)

David Santos
City of Colton Fire Department
Region X

(AK, ID, OR, WA)

Brian McMahan
Paine Field Fire Department

Specialty Advocates

Wildland Firefighters
Defense/Military Firefighters
A.J. Kehl
Department of Defense
Mike Robertson
Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation – DOD

State Advocates