Fire and Life Safety Accomplishments
Over the course of his 40-year career, hands-on Fire and Life Safety experience and Expert Witness testimony, James McMullen has built a solid reputation for delivering accurate, impartial results with proven experience you can trust.
- Executive Director, National Code Services Association - (2001 – Present)
- Code Coordinator, Western Fire Chiefs Association - (2001 – Present)
- Commissioner/Vice Chair - (2002 – Present), Training Officer - (1999 – 2002), West Plainfield Fire Protection District, Davis, CA
- Chief California State Fire Marshal, Sacramento, CA - (1985-1992)
- Recipient, Robert W. Gain Award, Western Fire Chiefs Association - (2007)
- Lifetime California Community College Teaching Credential in Fire Science
- State of California Private Investigator and Qualified Manager / Owner
- Court Qualified Fire Expert Witness
- National Safety Council – Member of Window Safety Task Force; Former Member, Fire Task Group
- International Code Council – Member - (2003 – Present)
- Forensic Expert Witness Association – Member and Former President, Sacramento / Sierra Chapter. - (2002 – Present)
- National Code Services Association – Active Life Charter Voting Member; Executive Director; Member: Code Interpretation/Development and Training; Annual Conference and Protocols Committees - (2002 – Present)
- National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) – Founding President and Member Emeritus - (1989 – Present)
- Western Fire Chiefs Association - Life Member. Code Coordinator. Representative to California State Building Standards Commission
- California Fire Chiefs Association – Life Member; Former Member of Board of Directors - (1972 – Present)
- National Fire Protection Association –Member: International Fire Marshals Association, Education, Building Fire Safety Systems, Wildland Fire Management and Fire Service Sections; Strategic Planning Committee for Public Education & Public Education Advisory Committee - (1972 – Present)
- International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) – Member. - (1985 – 2003), East Bay and Sacramento Valley Chapters – Member - (1999 – 2003)
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. – Corporate and Fire Council Member - (1985 – 1992 )
- International Association of Fire Chiefs - Life Member. Former Vice Chair of the Operation Life Safety Board of Trustees. - (1979 – Present)
- California State Firefighters’ Association – Life Member - (1962 – Present)
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