About Mike Ward

Michael J. Ward, MGA, MIFireE, SPO, has experience in emergency service training and academia. While on the job at a large urban county fire and rescue department, was part-time Fire Science faculty at a state community college including two years as the acting Program Head. Three decades as a state-accredited fire, EMT and leadership instructor.

After retiring from the job, worked eight years as an assistant professor and program director at a university medical center. Wrote Fire Officer: Principles and Practice for NFPA/Jones and Bartlett. Ward continues to work for a variety of organizations.

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