John Facella has been on the committee for NFPA 1802: Standard on Two-Way, Portable RF Voice Communications Devices for Use by Emergency Services Personnel in the Hazard Zone since its first meeting in 2013. He also has been on the committee for NFPA 1221: Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems. Facella has a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech, is a registered professional engineer, and is a life member and current officer of the Radio Club of America. He has more than 35 years of public safety radio industry experience, having worked for the two largest radio manufacturers. Facella served 38 years as a part-time firefighter/EMT in suburban and rural fire departments in four states. Today, he has a communications consulting practice and serves on a rural fire department in Maine.