Aaron Adams is the president of Fire Facilities and Tactical Training Systems Inc. He draws on his experience and industry knowledge from both public sector service and private business leadership. Starting his public service career in the Chicago area he joined the police department in Skokie, IL as a police officer and worked as a scout/sniper on the Tactical Intervention Unit and a field training officer. He moved over to the fire service in Palatine, IL and retired after working as a firefighter paramedic, arson investigator, rescue diver, also serving as the dive training coordinator and President of IAFF Local 4588. He moved into private business in the construction manufacturing industry and concurrently accepted a Governor and State Fire Marshal’s appointment to serve as a fire service representative on a safety committee for the state of Illinois for the past decade. Aaron understands the value of the safe, consistent, quality training evolutions firefighters need to build skills and stay sharp.