James F. Mcmullen

EDUCATION
August 1984 Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Golden Gate University (Fire Protection Emphasis)

June 1978 Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Redlands (Management) (Fire Protection Emphasis)

June 1966 Associate of Arts (AA)
Mt. San Antonio College (Fire Science)

June 1963 Certificate in Fire Science
Mt. San Antonio College

LICENSES / CREDENTIALS
 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
 Qualified Fire Expert Witness
 Certified Forensic Fire Investigator

Forensic fire expert witness James McMullen is court qualified having testified over 125 times in deposition or trial. Chief McMullen has over 40 years of experience in fire service administration, training and certifying, including strategic fire planning and evaluating public fire services. Additionally he’s qualified to testify in the administration of building and fire codes as well as laws, regulations, ordinances and standards, to evaluate fire and life safety. The training/certifying in fire protection of fire professionals is another area of his expertise. He is a leading expert in fire safety roofing and wildland fire safety. Chief McMullen also was the chair of California’s Special Arson Task Force and has extensive experience in the investigation of fire origin, cause and spread. Further, he is a certified NFPA 921 Forensic Fire Investigator. He is a leading expert in window safety and served on the National Safety Council’s Window Safety Task Force. He has served as Executive Director/CEO of the National Code Services Association, Inc., a non-profit corporation.

EXPERIENCE
Fire Protection Consultant. The McMullen Company, Inc., Davis, CA (1993 – Present). President of The McMullen Company, Inc., a fire protection consulting firm with both private sector and government clients. The McMullen Company’s services include fire and life safety evaluations; fire and building code development for State and model codes; fire product and code analysis; fire cause investigation and evaluation; fire department management reviews; emergency management planning and training; as well as forensic fire expert witness services. (1992 – 1993 Gage-Babcock & Associates, Inc., Senior Fire Protection Consultant.)

 Executive Director, National Code Services Association (2001 – 2015)
 Commissioner/Vice Chair (2002 – Present), Training Officer (1999 – 2002), West Plainfield Fire Protection District, Davis, CA

1985-1992 Chief California State Fire Marshal, Sacramento, CA.
Senior Fire Official for the State of California with responsibilities for fire code enforcement, regulations promulgation, legislation, public education, state fire academy/training/certification and fire investigation.

1979-1985 Fire Chief/Emergency Services Director for the City of Campbell, CA. (Santa Clara County.)
Responsible for fire suppression, code enforcement, fire investigation, emergency medical services and disaster preparedness/response for the City.

1977-1979 Fire Marshal/Emergency Services Coordinator – City of San Bernardino, CA.
Responsible for fire suppression, code enforcement, disaster preparedness, and fire investigation.

1962-1977 Fire Fighter to Chief
Increasingly responsible positions in fire suppression, code enforcement, fire investigation and emergency medical services.