Pillow Named Tennessee Assistant Commissioner for Fire Prevention

August 12, 2008

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie Newman appointed James H. “Jim” Pillow as the assistant commissioner for the state’s Fire Prevention Division.

Pillow recently spent four years as the Clarksville City Building and Codes Director. He previously spent 10 years with the city of Milan as a Building Official/City Planner.

Pillow has considerable experience in the building industry. With 14 years of experience in building and codes departments, he has numerous certifications with the International Code Council including Building Official, Master Code Professional, Housing Code Official, Commercial Building Inspector and Building Plans Examiner. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Building Officials Association.

Pillow also has extensive fire prevention experience. A contract instructor at the State Fire & Codes Academy in Bell Buckle, he is a member of the Architects, Engineers and Building Officials section of the National Fire Protection Association.

Pillow is certified with the State of Tennessee as a Building and Fire Inspector and with the ICC as a Fire Marshal, Fire Code Official and Fire Inspector.

Source: Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance

Topics Tennessee

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