Fire Chief is pleased to present the nominees for the 2003 Career Fire Chief of the Year Award. The nominees include:

Chief Larry J. Grorud, Janesville (Wis.) Fire Department (not shown).

Chief William H. Austin, West Hartford (Conn.) Fire Department

Chief Alan V. Brunacini, Phoenix Fire Department

Chief Christopher M. Connealy, City of Houston Fire Department

Chief Michael R. Dunaway, Durango (Colo.) Fire & Rescue Authority

Fire Commissioner James T. Joyce, Chicago Fire Department

Chief Robert McKibben, Peoria (Ariz.) Fire Department

Chief Mary Beth Michos, Prince William County (Va.) Department of Fire and Rescue

Chief Chip Prather, Orange County (Calif.) Fire Authority

Chief Johnny Wayne Teeters, Greensboro (N.C.) Fire Department

Chief Gary Scott, Campbell County Fire Department, Gillette, Wyo.

Chief Haraldur Stefansson, Fire and Emergency Services, Naval Air Station, Keflavik Airport, Iceland.