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- Department:
- Leonia (NJ)
- Title/rank:
- NJ Div. of Fire Safety Deputy Coordinator (Bergen Region) Fire Marshal (ret.) Fmr. Deputy Chief
- Years of public service:
- 28
- Professional Qualifications:
- An Adjunct Professor for fire science programs & high-rise building Emergency Action Plans for both undergraduate & graduate level courses at John Jay College of Criminal-Justice, New York, NY and Kean University (NJ) for fire inspector re-certification programs. He is licensed as a New Jersey State Fire Official/Fire Inspector.
- Topics you provide training for:
- High-Rise Buildings
Health-Care Facilities
Educational Facilities
Code Development & Inspections
Building Intelligence Tactical System (BITS)
- Areas of expertise:
- Fire Litigation
Codes & Inspections
Emergency Preparedness
Fire & Life Safety Practices
- Bio:
- Currently he serves as the vice-chairman of the New York City High-Rise Fire Safety Directors Association (FSDA), a member of the NFPA High-Rise Building Safety Advisory & Pre-Incident Planning Committees. Jack is also a Contributing Editor with Fire Engineering & a member of the FDIC Executive Advisory Board and appointed FDNY Hon. Bn. Chief in 1997.
He has served as a Fire Safety Director for a major high-rise hospital complex in New York City. A Corporate VP for Citigroup Global Fire & Emergency Preparedness that provided technical expertise in fire protection & crisis management for more than 300,000 employees in over 105 countries. He has a professional affiliation with FSDA, NFPA, IAFC, ICC, etc. as well as various local & state fire orgs.
He was the FSDA Task Force Leader for the development of Emergency Action Plans [EAP] for high-rise buildings & a member of the NYC Building Dept. Task Force for the development of the Photo-Luminous Egress Path Marking Systems. Also he has served as a member of the New York City Model Buildings Program & Fire Code Technical Committees. He was the Charter president of the Bergen County (NJ) Fire Chiefs Association & past president of the County Fire Prevention Association as well as the Bergen County Fire Academy Board of Directors. He is the author of RICS-Rapid Incident Command.
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