Craig H. Shelley
Craig H. Shelley, EFO, CFO, MIFireE is a 40-year veteran of the fire service. He has served in volunteer fire/EMS, career municipal and career industrial fire departments. Mr. Shelley served for 26 years with the City of New York Fire Department (FDNY) retiring as the Chief of Marine Operations. In addition he has served as the Fire Chief for the City of Rutland (VT) Fire Department, Deputy Chief with the West Hamilton Beach Fire Department, and as a Task Force Leader with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Task Force NY TF-1.
In this capacity Mr. Shelley responded to major incidents including the Oklahoma City bombing. He has served on the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) technical committee on training and on the marine firefighting vessels committee. Mr. Shelley is an adjunct associate professor for the University of Maryland University College teaching their Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials course and also serves as an adjunct associate professor for Charter Oak State College teaching strategic planning.
Mr. Shelley currently serves as a fire protection advisor with a major oil company operating in the Middle East and is a partner with the World Safe Group providing international consulting services. Mr. Shelley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Service Administration and a Master of Science degree in Executive Fire Service Leadership. He is a frequent contributor to industry trade publications and speaks at conferences both nationally and internationally. He may be contacted at MARDIV4715@aol.com.
