World Safe International, LLC

World Safe International, LLC was formed in 2008 after a successful career in the fire service by its founder Chief (retired) Craig H. Shelley.  Chief Shelley served over 40 years in the fire/EMS service in the municipal, marine and industrial sectors.  He has served in both career and volunteer departments as well as consulted with, and/or advised, various fire departments and private companies both nationally and internationally on fire service, safety, educational, and training issues. 

During Craig's career he has served with units of the Special Operations Command of the City of New York Fire Department (FDNY) and retired as the Chief of Marine Operations.  Most recently, he was employed as an advisor/consultant to a major oil company operating in the Middle East.  In this capacity Chief Shelley advised/consulted on allaspects of fire administration, operations, training and incident management in the industrial and municipal setting.

Additionally, Chief Shelley served as a Task Force Leader with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Task Force NY TF-1, leading deployments to the Oklahoma City bombing, Hurricane Marylin (Puerto Rico) and the Atlanta Summer Olympics.

Craig holds the following certifications:

• Certified Fire Protection Specialist (National Fire Protection Association)
  
• Chief Fire Officer Designation  (Commission on Professional Credentialing)
• Executive Fire Officer Designation (United States National Fire Academy)
• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (National Association of Fire Investigators)
• Certified Industrial Emergency Response Specialist (Texas Engineering Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System)

Other staff members and subject matter experts used to assist our clients hold similar certifications and qualifications.

Consulting and or advisory experience performed is as follows:

• Ethanol fire protection and response consulting, Medina. NY.
  

• Fire protection and response consulting for natural gas drilling operations in Lycoming County PA. 
  

• TEPPCO LPG Facility Facility Fire Protection Audits 
  

• Technical Review Committee, Emergency Film Group: Incident Command System for Industry, August, 2008

• Technical Review Committee, Emergency Film Group: Protective Actions, August, 2006

• Course Developer, Management Issues in Hazardous Materials, United States Fire Administration Degrees at a Distance, May, 2005     

• Technical Review Committee, Emergency Film Group: Trench Rescue, July, 2002
• Advisory Board Member, Fire and Emergency Training Network (FETN), June, 2002
• Consultant (Marine Firefighting), VELA International Marine, Dubai, UAE, March-October, 2001
• Technical Review Committee, Emergency Film Group: Rapid Intervention Teams, Technical Rescue, May 2000
• Technical Review Committee, Emergency Film Group: Technical Rescue Awareness
• Board of Directors, Vermont Fire Cadet Summer Program, 2000
• Oral assessment board- City of Columbus, OH, F.D., Battalion and Division Chiefs, 38 candidates, Chairperson, December 1998
• Oral assessment board- City of Columbus, OH, F.D. Lieutenants, 150 candidates, Chairperson, April 1995
• Oral assessment board- Township of Montclair F.D., Montclair, N.J. Lieutenants and Captains, 75 candidates April 1995. Design and administration of oral examination.
• Oral assessment board- Township of Montclair F.D., Montclair, N.J. Deputy Chiefs, 5 candidates, June 1995. Design and administration of oral examination. 
• Principal member, NFPA Technical Committee on Training, 1996-2000
• Principal member, NFPA Technical Committee on Marine Firefighting Vessels,1996-2000
  
• Chairperson, New York/New Jersey Marine Firefighting Work Group, 1996-1997
  
• Oral assessment board- City of Columbus, OH, F.D. Battalion Chief, 19 candidates, Chairperson, December 1996
  
• F.E.M.A. Field Assessment Team member, 1997-2000. Rostered for immediate activation to disasters within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the purpose of collecting and providing information to determine requirements for critical resources to support emergency response activities.