A fire safety advisory board made up of career and volunteer fire company chiefs – many of them from Lower Bucks — has been created to function as a “unified voice” and provide feedback to Bucks County officials on the most pressing issues facing fire service. Five of the seven voting members of the new board are from Lower Bucks fire companies. Of the seven, four are volunteer and three are career fire company chiefs. Board members were chosen by their peers. Adam Selisker, chief, Northampton Township Fire Department, has been named chair of the Bucks County Fire Service Advisory Board (FSAB). The board recently was established by the county commissioners. “We’re proud to represent the entire fire service of Bucks County,” said Selisker. “We believe that it’s critical to the ongoing success of the fire service in Bucks County to have a unified voice.” The board’s creation comes at a significant time for fire service, said George Wilson, interim director, Bucks County Emergency Management. “With the changing landscape of the fire service across Bucks County, we have seen a decline in the volunteer service and an increase in some career staffing throughout the county,” he said, noting a wide range of issues includes firefighter training, strategic planning and improving coordination with county resources and local communities. FSAB was established unanimously by the county commissioners as an official advisory board. “For all the board members who are putting in extra time now on top of everything else that you already do, it means a lot,” said Bob Harvie, vice chairman, county commissioners. “We are looking forward to working with you to make sure we can do everything that we need to do to support the fire service throughout this county.”In addition to Selisker, the FSAB voting members include Gary Laid, co-chair, chief, Penndel Fire Company; Scott Fleisher, chief, Point Pleasant Fire Company; Glenn Forsyth, chief, Newtown Fire-Rescue; Robert Sponheimer, battalion chief, Bensalem Fire Rescue; Keith Butler, chief, Milford Township Volunteer Fire Company, and Tim Brewer , chief, Upper Makefield Fire Company.