The U.S. Fire Administration has selected eight senior fire officials for fellowships to attend the Harvard University's Senior Executives in State & Local Government Program this summer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The 19-day program brings together state and local government leaders from across the nation to focus on exploring the interrelationships between citizens and government, analyzing policy options, and examining the ethical and professional responsibilities of leadership.

Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government's admission committee awarded the fellowships based on recommendations from a nominating panel. The 2009 fellows are:

• Chief Mark Carr, New Britain (Conn.) Fire Department;
• Chief John Caufield, Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department;
• Chief Jeffrey Clark, Chandler (Ariz.) Fire Department;
• Commissioner Rebecca Denlinger, Province of British Columbia, Canada;
• Chief Sheldon Gilbert, Alameda County (Calif.) Fire Fire Department;
• Deputy Commissioner Ernest Hargett, Philadelphia Fire Department;
• Executive Administrator Drusilla Martin, Nashville Fire Department; and
• Deputy Commissioner John Searing, Suffolk County (N.Y.) Department of Fire & Rescue Services.