2020 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

Russell Kough
Educational Specialist
Volunteer Fire Insurance Service, Inc


Russ Kough is an Education Specialist for VFIS. Before coming on-board full time he was working as The Florida Consultant for VFIS since 2015 and has an extensive background in the Fire/EMS service. Russ has over forty years of service in the fire service, starting as a volunteer firefighter in CT at the age of 16 and earned his way to the rank of Lieutenant before moving to Sarasota, Florida at the age of 25. Russ became a career FF with Sarasota County FD in 1986 and has worked his way from Firefighter to Lieutenant to Training Captain. He retired from Sarasota County FD, in 2016 with 30 years. The last 13 years, Russ was a Captain of Training. Russ has been an instructed for Sarasota Technical College Fire Science program since 2000. Russ has become a Florida State Fire Instructor, a BLS Instructor, a National TIMs Train the Trainer Instructor, a Certified FL Live Training Instructor, and a National ISO Train the Trainer Instructor, among other certifications.

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