TIM PILLSWORTH has been active in the volunteer fire service since 1986 is an active member and EMT with the Winona Lake Engine Company #2, Orange Lake Fire District, Newburgh NY.  A past chief and life member of the Winona Lake Engine Company, Orange Lake Fire District in Newburgh (NY).  He has presented at FDIC, FDIC East, NYS Chiefs, and numerous times as well as at other local and regional conferences on engine company operations and leadership in the volunteer fire service.  Authored and coauthored many articles on personal protective equipment (PPE), volunteerism, engine company operations, attack system flow testing and volunteer fire department management and planning.  Tim is the author of the PPE chapter in the Fire Engineering Firefighter I & II Training Manual.  Tim is a Scoutmaster Emeritus for Troop 416.  He is currently a facility engineer for the US Mint at West Point, New York.