Tom Shand is a forty six year veteran of the fire service having started his career with the College Park Fire Department in 1970 while studying Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland.

Tom spent 28 years working in various engineering and sales positions for several apparatus manufacturer’s including Saulsbury Fire Apparatus and RD Murray in New York.

He is a senior partner at Emergency Vehicle Response conducting fire protection surveys and apparatus engineering work. He also works to support both the with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Fire and Emergency Services preparing technical bid specifications, bid proposal reviews and conducts final inspections for all newl fire apparatus for both agencies.