Experienced City, Township & County Emergency Service Consultants Serving Clients Across the U.S.

William M. Kramer's Credentials

Educational Background

• B.S.I.M.(Industrial Management) from University of Cincinnati, 1968
• B.B.A. (Management) from University of Cincinnati, 1968
• M.B.A.(Personnel Administration) from Xavier University, 1970 
• M.A.I.R.(Industrial Relations) from University of Cincinnati, 1977
• Ph.D. (Major: Management, Minors: Law & Industrial Relations) from University of Cincinnati, 1977 ((Ph.D. GPA: 3.78 ) 
  

Academic Background

• 1971 - 1981: University of Cincinnati - Lecturer on Management
• 1975 - 1981: Xavier University - Assistant Professor of Management
• 1978 - Present: National Fire Academy: Open Learning Fire Service Program- Editor and Author
• 1981 - 1982: University of Minnesota - Adjunct Instructor - Open Learning Fire Service Program
• 1982 - 2008: University of Cincinnati - Associate Professor of Fire Science
• 2008 - 2009: University of Cincinnati - Professor of Fire Science
• 1982-1995, 2003-2009: University of Cincinnati Department Head, Director of Fire Science 
  

Publications as Primary Author or Editor

• “A Managerial Analysis of Municipal Fire Departments"- Ph.D. Dissertation (Cincinnati: U. C. Press, 1977)
• Article: “Management by Objectives in the Fire Service”: International Fire Chief (Washington D.C., May 1979)
• Book: Disaster & Fire Defense Planning Course Guide (Washington D.C.: Open Learning Fire Service Program, 1992)
• Book: Political and Legal Foundations of the Fire Service (Lexington, MA: Ginn Custom Publishing, 1992)
• Book: Advanced Fire Administration (Lexington, MA: Ginn Custom Publishing, 1992)
• Book: Fire Officer’s Guide to Disaster Control (Fire Engineering, 1992)
• Book: Disaster Planning and Control (Penwell, 2009) 
  

Co-Author

• Article: “MBO Pays Dividends in Three Areas in Cincinnati”: Fire Engineering (N.Y., Jun. 1977)
• Book: Managing Fire Services (Washington D.C.: ICMA, 1979 and 1999)
• Book: Personnel Management for the Fire Service; (Washington D.C.: Open Learning Fire Service Program, 1979)
• Book: Community and the Fire Threat (Lexington, MA: Ginn Custom Publishing, 1994)
• Book: Fire Chief’s Handbook from Fire Engineering Books & Videos, Saddle Brook, NJ, 1997
• Article: Fire Service Staffing from Ohio Township Magazine, 2003 
  

Educational Innovation

• 1997 - Present: Served as Educational Commentator for two video production companies and developed a program for offering collegiate credit for evaluation of contemporary issues in the fire service
• 1988 - 1997 - American heat
• 1998 - Present - Working fire 
  

Military Background

• U. S. Marine Corps - Captain - Platoon Commander
• Active Duty: 1965 - 66; 1969 - 70
• Active Reserves: 1966 - 69; 1970 - 1974 
  

Hall of Fame

• 2006: Highest State of Ohio Fire Service Award and Induction into Ohio Fire Service Hall of Fame