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DLEG Employee Named "Fire Inspector of the Year"Contact: Maura Campbell 517-373-9280 Agency: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
October 21, 2004 - Tony Sanfilippo, Deputy Director of Bureau of Construction Codes & Fire Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, received the Fire Inspector of the Year award during the 55th Annual Conference of the Michigan Fire Inspector Society in September. Sanfilippo, a Charlotte resident, has been a member of the Michigan Fire Inspector Society (MFIS) for more than 19 years.
The Bureau of Construction Codes & Fire Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency in the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.
"Tony's experience and dedication to the fire service is commendable," said Andy Neumann, State Fire Marshal. "We are privileged someone of Tony's caliber and character is with the Office of State Fire Marshal working to ensure that people and property across Michigan are safe from the danger and destruction of fire."
Sanfilippo became involved in the fire service work in 1980 as a paid on-call fire fighter. In 1985, he was hired as a full-time fire inspector for Oshtemo Township in his hometown of Kalamazoo, where he rose through ranks of fire investigator, battalion chief and finally fire chief in 1990. In 1997, Sanfilippo joined the State of Michigan when the Office of Fire Safety was formed by executive order.
In addition to being a long-time member of the Michigan Fire Inspectors Society, Sanfilippo also is a member of the International Fire Marshal Association and is currently on the Technical Code Committees for the National Fire Protection Association.
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