Fire Department Master Plan Nashua, NH
Mary-Ellen L. Harper MPA, EFO
Project Manager
Summary of Qualifications
Mary-Ellen Harper has more than 27 years of experience in the career, combination, and
volunteer fire service serving in a variety of levels within state and local agencies in the
northern and southern United States. Prior to coming to work for ESCI, she served the Florida
Division of State Fire Marshal as the Executive Development Programs Manager responsible
for developing and instructing the Fire Officer lil, Fire Officer IV, and Fire Code Administrator
Programs for the State of Florida, Her experience also includes serving in four different fire
departments in Connecticut, including 15 years as Director of Fire & Rescue Services for the
: a City of Farmington Fire Department, a 175-member combination fire department, as well as
teaching and developing EMS, Fire Instructor, and Fire Officer Programs for the Connecticut Fire Academy.
Mary-Ellen is an Adjunct Lecturer of Fire Science for the University of New Haven Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic
Science and a contributing writer for a number of fire service textbooks including the 4" Edition of the IFSTA Chief
Officer Book.
Mary-Ellen’s primary areas of expertise include master planning, strategic planning, policy development,
community risk reduction planning and implementation, training, and professional development of personnel.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND CERTIFICATIONS
»® Executive Fire Officer, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg MD
@ Masters of Public Administration with a Concentration in Personnel and Labor Relations,
University of New Haven, West Haven CT
¢ Bachelors of Science Fire Technology with a Minor in English and a Concentration in Writing,
University of New Haven, West Haven CT
e = Fire: Fire Fighter | & Il; Fire Service Instructor I, il and tll; Fire & Life Safety Educator;
Fire Department Safety Officer; Fire Officer |, II, lil, and IV.
Medical: Emergency Medical Technician; Emergency Medical Service - Instructor; CPR Instructor-Trainer
Hazardous Materials: NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Technician
Fire Marshal: Fire investigator; Hazardous Materials Inspector; Life Safety Code Inspector
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
e Project Manager and Consultant, Emergency Services Consulting International
Program Manager, Executive Development Programs, Florida Division of State Fire Marshal
Director of Fire & Rescue Services, City of Farmington, CT
Adjunct Instructor / Course Developer, Connecticut Fire Academy
Deputy Fire Marshal and Fire Fighter, Blue Hills Fire District, Bloomfield, CT
Volunteer Fire Fighter and EMT in West Haven, CT and Colchester, CT
Volunteer EMT Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance, Bloomfield, CT
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ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
e Appointed Lead Advocate for the State of Florida by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Everyone Goes Home Program, 2018.
© Co-Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly Emergency Medical Services Primary Service Area Task Force
(Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives), 2013.
® Chair of the Fire Department Recruitment and Retention Task Force (Appointed by the Colchester, CT
Board of Selectmen), 2012.
Complete CV available upon request
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