Roundtable Talk - Reducing Risk: An Insurance Industry Perspective on Fire Service Claims and Prevention

Chief Cash has been in the fire service since 1995 starting as a junior volunteer firefighter and currently serving as Assistant Chief of Training and Safety with the Cherryville Fire Department in Cherryville, NC.  He began as a career firefighter with the City of Shelby, NC in 2005, where he currently holds the rank of Battalion Chief of Operations over C-Platoon since 2015.

Chief Cash holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Columbia Southern University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Political Science concentrating in Town, City, and County Management degree from Appalachian State University, and an Associate’s degree in Fire Protection Technology from Cleveland Community College.

He is a graduate of the North Carolina Association of Fire Chief’s Executive Development Program in October 2015.  He received the NCSFA Firefighter of the Year in 2015, NCAFC Volunteer Officer of the Year in 2019, and he was awarded his Chief Fire Officer Designation by the Center for Public Safety Excellence in 2019.  He currently serves on the Executive Board of the North Carolina State Firefighters’ Association.

Chief Cash currently serves on the Cleveland County United Way as a Board Member and on the Fund Distribution Panel, as well as serving as Co-Chair for the City of Shelby’s United Way Campaign.  He is a volunteer with the Cherryville Little League program serving as a Board Member and Umpire Coordinator in the past.  He is a member of First Baptist Church in Cherryville.

Chief Cash currently resides in Ranlo, NC with his lovely bride Erin.  They enjoy traveling around the country and the Caribbean together.

Roxanne L. Dean is Vice President of Partner Relations at California Casualty, where she leads relationships with affinity partners and helps develop association bases programs that provide meaningful benefits to their members. Since joining California Casualty in 1995, Roxanne has held leadership roles across sales, field marketing, business development, and partner relations.

Roxanne is passionate about partnerships that support those who serve their communities and has been closely involved in California Casualty’s longstanding relationship with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), a proud corporate partner since 2011. California Casualty provides eligible NVFC members access to personal auto and home insurance benefits designed with the fire service in mind and proudly sponsors the NVFC Junior Firefighter of the Year and Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Awards, helping recognize and encourage the next generation of the fire service.

Daren D’Ippolito has worked at Provident since 2005 holding sales, business development, and now executive management roles, and he obtained the Certified Program Leader (CPL) designation from Target Markets Program Administrators’ Association. Daren is married to his wife, Renee, and they have 4 children and reside north of the City of Pittsburgh.

As the Senior Vice President of Risk Control & Education at Glatfelter Insurance Group (VFIS), Scott is responsible for providing high-quality risk control and education services to our clients. Scott has 45 years of experience providing safety, health and fire protection services to a wide variety of public and private clients, including fire departments and other emergency service organizations.

Scott has over 50 years of experience as a firefighter and EMT, having served as the Fire Chief in two different volunteer departments. He is an active member of many emergency service and safety related organizations including NFPA, ASSP and the NSC.

Scott is a graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations.