Shawn Murray

About Shawn Murray

Accomplished and credentialed fire service leader and management executive with over 40…

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   Municipal Resources, Inc

   Dec 2015 — Present · US

   Providing Consultant Services in fire service, emergency medical, and emergency management disciplines to various municipalites. Services include organizational studies, management letters, and Interim Fire Chief placement to municipalities.Shawn Murray is a Senior Public Safety Consultant with MRI; he is a graduate of the State University of New York – Empire State College with a BS in Business, Management, and Economics with a concentration in Fire Administration. Graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and holds the Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Commission on Professional Credentialing. Chief Murray retired as the Fire Chief in Hudson, New Hampshire, where he served since 2001. His retirement spanned a career of almost 37 years collectively in the Fire Service serving in the USAF, Federal, State, and municipal organizations. Chief Murray also served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Director of the Mass Fire Academy. Chief Murray is a Certified Fire Officer in accordance with NFPA 1021; a Certified Fire Service Instructor in accordance with NFPA 1501; and a Certified Safety Officer in accordance with NFPA 1521. Chief Murray is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs; served as a Director with the New England Association of Fire Chiefs, and Past President of the New Hampshire Fire Chiefs Association. Chief Murray is a creative and innovative problem solver with the ability to develop collaborative solutions to complex organizational, business, and technical challenges including organizational change and transition. He has demonstrated skills sets in budgeting and financial forecasting; policy and program development; and organizational and personnel management within the dynamic and challenging fire service working environments including full-time, part-time, paid on call, and volunteer personnel models.

Education

• Memorial High School

  High School Graduate, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1975 — 1979

• SUNY Empire State College

  Bachelors, Business, Management, Economics - Concentration Fire Administration

  2001 — 2007

• Pikes Peak State College

  Associates, Fire Science

  1995 — 1997

• National Fire Academy

  Executive Fire Officer, Organizational Leadership

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Code Enforcement
• Exercises
• Fire Safety
• Fire Investigation
• Ems
• Nims
• Cbrn
• Rope Rescue
• Fire Management
• Fire Suppression Systems
• Technical Rescue
• Incident Command
• Arson
• Continuity of Operations
• Crisis Communications
• Fire Prevention
• Preparedness
• Emergency
• Structural Firefighting
• Firefighting
• Emt
• Nfpa
• Emergency Services
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Hazardous Materials
• Public Safety
• Arff
• Emergency Medical
• Emergency Planning
• Confined Space Rescue
• Fire Protection
• Emergency Management
• Fire Inspections
• Rescue
• Life Safety
• Trench Rescue
• Disaster Response
• Vehicle Extrication
• Fire Service
• First Responder