Expert Details
Fire Safety
ID: 732662
New York, USA
• 2014 Consultant with PBS Documentary
• 2014 Consultant with HBO Documentary
• 2013 Consultant with JP Morgan Chase, pedestrian mall fire safety
• 2012/2013 Consultant with Philadelphia Firefighter’s, local 22, investigating line of duty deaths from burning building collapse
• 2012 Consultant with Jersey City Firefighters on assessment and recommendations for Jersey City Fire department
• 2011 Consultant with New York City Firefighters local 94 on staffing of engine companies
• 2010 Consultant with (NIST) National Institute of Standards and Technology and IAFF International Association of Firefighters
• 2009 Consultant with the City of Waterbury Connecticut fire department, firefighting strategy
• 2008 Consultant with Cozen O’Conner, vs. Turner Construction, high rise fire
• 2007 Consultant with City of Greenwich Connecticut fire department, firefighting strategy
• 2007 Consultant with AIG vs. Houston Fire Department
• 2006 Consultant with City of Chicago Fire Department
• 2005 Expert Consultant with (NIST) National Institute of Standards and Technology investigating the world trade center emergency response on 9-11-01
• 2005 to present Adjunct Professor John Jay College CUNY teach Strategy of Firefighting
• 2004 to present Safety Consultant to (NIOSH) National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health-review and comment National firefighter death investigations
• 2003 Training Advisor to the New York City, Fire Training Academy
• 2002 Technical Advisor to World Trade Center, Skyscraper Safety Campaign
• Management Consultant evaluating and planning of public fire protection Larchmont NY, Linden New Jersey, Cranston R.I, Paris Texas, Jersey City New Jersey
• National Lecturer on firefighter safety and survival
• Various consulting engagements: Cause and origin and fire investigation
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1979 | Degree: Master's Degree | Subject: Urban Studies | Institution: Queens College |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: Bachelor's Degree | Subject: Sociology | Institution: Queens College |
| Year: 1962 | Degree: Associate's Degree | Subject: Fire Administration | Institution: Queens College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1999 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Independent Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert has consulted independently on fire safety for over 15 years. Clients have included, among others: JP Morgan Chase, PBS, HBO, and a number of city fire departments. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1999 | Employer: New York City Fire Department | Title: Division Commander | Department: Division 3 |
Responsibilities:He managed fire protection and fire prevention in midtown Manhattan with a staff of 600. Expert developed and coordinated New York City seminars on high-rise firefighting, terrorism tactics, collapse rescue operations. He developed crew size and hose stretching research at the Division of Training FDNY. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1984 | Employer: New York City Fire Department | Title: Division Commander | Department: Division 7 |
Responsibilities:Responsibilities included command and control of fires, emergencies, hazardous material incidents in South Bronx with a staff of 500. Expert developed and co-wrote the U.S. National Fire Academy course, Command and Control of Major Fires and Emergencies |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1977 | Employer: New York City Fire Department | Title: Battalion Commander | Department: Battalion 25 |
Responsibilities:Expert managed fire prevention, fire education, and firefighting in upper Manhattan with a staff of 150. Once assigned to headquarters, he handled Planning and Operation Research Division and coordinated a full-scale fire research test study examining fire spread in multiple New York City dwellings. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1967 to 1973 | Employer: New York City Fire Department | Title: Company Commander | Department: Engine Company 58 |
Responsibilities:Expert managed fire prevention, fire education and firefighting in upper Manhattan with a staff of 30. Responsibilities included managing citywide response during periods of civil disturbances. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| National Fire Protection Association New York City Fire Chief Association New York State Association of Fire Chiefs |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editor of a major website concerning New York Fire Department Contributing editor, Firehouse magazine and FDNY publication WNYF |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| 2012, FDNY Honor Legion Society Award 2000, Lifetime Achievement Award, New York City Fire Department 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award, Fire Engineering Magazine 1995, New York City, Fire Safety Director’s Association Award 1991, Man of the Year, Society of Fire Protection Engineers |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has authored 4 textbooks concerning fire, fire emergencies and firefighting. |