INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS

William "Will" Pigeon, CEO and Co-founder of Tablet Command, has significantly impacted emergency response and incident command management. Educated in Computer Science and Information Systems at San Diego State University, Will began his career in the fire service in 1998, taking on various roles, including firefighter, paramedic, and fire dispatcher, primarily in San Diego. In 2005, he joined the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, eventually becoming Assistant Fire Chief before dedicating himself full-time to Tablet Command in 2020. Alongside Co-Founder Andy Bozzo, he founded Tablet Command in 2011, leveraging his extensive experience in fire operations, communications, and programming to develop technologies that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public safety professionals across North America. 

Chief John M. Buckman III served 35 years as fire chief for the German Township (Indiana) Volunteer Fire Department, and 15 years as director of the fire and public safety academy for the Indiana State Fire Marshal Office. Buckman is a past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and a co-founder of the IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers Section. In 1996, Fire Chief Magazine named Buckman Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year. Buckman is an accomplished photographer, a co-author of the Lesson Learned from Fire-Rescue Leaders, and the editor of the Chief Officers Desk Reference. He has produced 6 photography books. He is also the owner of Wildfire Productions. Buckman is a member of the Fire Chief/FireRescue1 Editorial Advisory Board. Connect with Chief Buckman on Facebook, LinkedIn or via email. His favorite title is PawPaw.

Dr. Manuel “Manny” Fonseca is a nationally recognized and award-winning fire and safety executive. With more than 44 years of leadership experience in one of America's top cities and various nonprofit organizations, he has a proven track record of envisioning and leading innovative life safety, emergency planning, and response programs. He has held appointed and elected leadership positions at the National Fire Academy, Fire Corps, and the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters and received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush during a White House ceremony. Dr. Fonseca holds a doctorate in education, a master’s in business administration, a master’s in management and leadership, a master’s in educational administration, a bachelor's degree, and two associate degrees. He is currently enrolled in the Juris Master’s Program at Florida State University College of Law and is in the process of authoring a new book on leadership.

Chief John M. Buckman III served 35 years as fire chief for the German Township (Indiana) Volunteer Fire Department, and 15 years as director of the fire and public safety academy for the Indiana State Fire Marshal Office. Buckman is a past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and a co-founder of the IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers Section. In 1996, Fire Chief Magazine named Buckman Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year. Buckman is an accomplished photographer, a co-author of the Lesson Learned from Fire-Rescue Leaders, and the editor of the Chief Officers Desk Reference. He has produced 6 photography books. He is also the owner of Wildfire Productions. Buckman is a member of the Fire Chief/FireRescue1 Editorial Advisory Board. Connect with Chief Buckman on Facebook, LinkedIn or via email. His favorite title is PawPaw.

Clyde Wilhelm, Fire Chief, Swissvale Fire Department (Pittsburgh, PA) 
Chief Wilhelm began his career in public safety in 1982 as a junior volunteer firefighter. He worked as a dispatcher, police officer and detective for nearly a decade and then spent 12 years in the corporate world, working in management for two Fortune 50 companies and building a successful company of his own, before returning to a full-time public safety career in 2010 as Chief of the Swissvale Fire Department. 
As Fire Chief, he successfully consolidated a career and volunteer department; implemented training standards; increased services, replaced all equipment and apparatus to current standards and facilitated cooperation between regional departments. He implemented a comprehensive Code Enforcement and Community Risk Reduction program that has reduced working structure fires by more than 75%; reduced a previously upward trend in fire fatalities, which also resulted in significantly increased property values (as well as tax revenue) in his community. These efforts resulted in an improvement in the community’s ISO-PPC rating from a Class 6 to a Class 2. He also successfully wrote and received 34 grants totaling more than $2.6 million. 
Chief Wilhelm also served as the Borough Manager from 2014 thru 2020, inheriting a municipal government near fiscal insolvency. He lead a change in culture and a paradigm shift within the local government’s administration and operations. Without raising taxes and increasing revenues by providing contracted services to other municipalities; successfully obtaining and leveraging more than $5 million in grant funding; negotiating and implementing other cost saving measures, he increased services and capital investment while ending each year with a surplus. In 2020, after successfully turning things around, Chief Wilhelm stepped down from the Manager position to focus more time with his family and the fire department. 
Chief Wilhelm has received various commendations for his service and accomplishments, including the “Code Official of the Year Award” in 2015 from the Commonwealth Building Officials and the “Distinguished Service Award” in 2019 from the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs.