Timothy Cowan

Timothy S. Cowan is a deputy fire chief with the Dewitt Fire District in Central New York and a 32-year fire and emergency services veteran. He retired as a deputy fire chief/fire marshal from the City of Oneida, NY, Fire Department. Cowan also is an active volunteer firefighter with the Canastota, NY, Fire Department. He is a deputy fire coordinator and fire instructor for the Madison County, NY, Office of Emergency Management. He is a NFPA 1030: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Prevention Program Positions Technical Committee - Life Safety Educator member. Cowan is active with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation  and is currently the Region 2 Advocate Manager for the Everyone Goes Home program.  He is an Executive Fire Officer Program graduate at the National Fire Academy. He earned an associate degree in Fire and Emergency Services and a Bachelor’s degree in Fire and Emergency Management, both from the State University of New York at Empire State.  Cowan is a Fire Officer, Fire Marshal designee, and peer reviewer for the Center of Public Safety Excellence. He is also a Fire Service Occupational Cancer Alliance committee member for the First Responder Center for Excellence.