Mariner Valley by James Crawford

Jim Crawford is a Deputy Chief and Fire Marshal for the city of Vancouver, Washington, where he is responsible for business planning, code enforcement, plan approval, fire investigation, and public education. Before arriving to Vancouver, Crawford worked as a Fire Marshal in Portland, Oregon. Crawford has more than 34 years of experience in the fire service, the past 18 in senior management, and has been an active participant at the national level with the United States Fire Administration. The International Fire Marshal's Association (former President), the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and the National Association of Fire Marshals are among the organizations he has served on. He is the current chair of the technical committee on Fire Marshal professional credentials.

He is the author of Brady/Prentice Hall's Fire Prevention: A Complete Approach and a regular contributor to Fire Rescue Magazine. He is the project director for Vision 20/20 (www.strategicfire.org), a national strategy plan for enhancing fire prevention operations in the United States, and has served as adjunct faculty at the National Fire Academy. Crawford has a bachelor's degree in science. Clackamas Community College (OR) awarded him a B.S. in Fire Science.

Concordia University has a bachelor's degree in management and communications. Crawford holds a number of certifications, including the International Code Council's Certified Fire Inspector II designation.