Section 3

Kevin Rink

Charlotte Fire Dept.

704-359-8861

section3director@arffwg.org

Battalion Chief Rink has been a firefighter for 25 years serving various roles as an airport firefighter since 2012 with the Charlotte Fire Department at Charlotte Doug Int'l Airport. Chief Rink currently serves as the ARFF Coordinator overseeing all training and compliance matters., the apparatus fleet and airport fire station maintenance issues. Chief Rink has a Bachelor of Science/Business Administration degree from Western Carolina University. Chief Rink is a Certified Member thru AAAE Airport Master Firefighter and ARFF Instructor. Since coming to the ARFF stations, Chief Rink has been involved in every aspect of ARFF life, from foam testing to accident response to FAA inspections and attended numrous working group conferences and training opportunities. He wants to continue this learning process and help the ARFF community.