Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award
The Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award is presented annually to recognize career achievement by an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and longstanding dedication in support of fire codes and fire prevention. This prestigious award honors the memory of Chief Robert W. Gain, known as the “father of the Uniform Fire Code”. Chief Gain recognized and advocated the importance of fire codes and fire prevention in reducing loss of life and property due to fire and he championed a decade-long effort that created the Uniform Fire Code, a predecessor to the International Fire Code, first published in 1971.
The Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award 2023 recipient is Greg Rogers, Fire Marshal for the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
Previous ICC Fire Service and Robert W. Gain Award Recipients
2022: Kara Gercynski – Gain Award
2021: Michael D. O'Brian – Gain Award
2020: Lee Wheeler – ICC Fire Service
2019: Jeff Shapiro – ICC Fire Service
2018: Chief Tonya Hoover – ICC Fire Service
2017: Gary Lewis – ICC Fire Service
2016: Ronald S. Lilley – ICC Fire Service
2015: Chief Joseph Finnegan – ICC Fire Service
2014: Kelly Nicolello – ICC Fire Service
2014: Jeff Donahue – Gain Award
2013: Stephen Hart – Gain Award
2013: Fulton Cochran – ICC Fire Service
2012: Joseph Sauerwein – ICC Fire Service
2011: Ken Kraus – ICC Fire Service
2010: Sean DeCrane – ICC Fire Service
2009: Azarang "Ozzie" Mirkhah – ICC Fire Service
2008: John F. Mueller – ICC Fire Service
2008: Bob Fash – Gain Award
2007: Thomas Brace – ICC Fire Service
2006: Robert Davidson – ICC Fire Service
2006: Ray Bizal – Gain Award
2005: Robert Weitzel – ICC Fire Service
2004: Jackie Gibbs – ICC Fire Service
2003: Kevin Scott – Gain Award
1997: Jim Tidwell – Gain Award
1993: Kevin Scott – Gain Award
1992: Robert Miller – Gain Award
1985: Lawrence Toellner – Gain Award
1983: Lavern Cary – Gain Award
See Code Council Awards Program page for nomination information and deadlines.
