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Residence
  
North Carolina

Nationality
  
American

Name
  
James Pharr


James L. Pharr

Born
  
July 31, 1948 Concord, NC, USA (
1948-07-31
)

Fields
  
Fire Protection and Safety

Alma mater
  
Grand Canyon University

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James L. Pharr, (born 1955) is an American retired fire Marshall and professor of Fire Safety and Engineering Technology, who is active in the fields of fire protection and safety. He has been used as an expert in many legal cases as well as on News and television programs such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Inside Edition, Dateline, and the Discovery Channel. His investigation videos have been used on the MythBusters program as well as The Oprah Winfrey Show. These investigations have dealt with electrostatic induced refueling fires and explosions. He is a part of the IAAI, NAFI, and NFPA.

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Biography

Pharr is currently a professor of fire safety and engineering technology at Eastern Kentucky University. He is co-author of the book Fire Dynamics. He graduated with a BS in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology, School of Applied Science, University Of Cincinnati, in 1999. His continuing education includes:

  • NC Fire Marshal's Institute – Fire prevention and investigation
  • NC Fire Prevention School - Fire prevention
  • National Fire Academy – Fire Dynamics / Fire Modeling
  • NC Justice Academy - Fire / Arson Investigation
  • National Fire Academy - Fire / Arson Investigation
  • College of William and Mary - Fire Investigation
  • Rutgers University - Fire Investigation
  • NC Office of State Fire Marshal - Fire Inspector's certification program
  • Emergency Management Institute – Terrorism preparedness
  • Emergency Management Institute – Integrated Emergency Management
  • Pharr is also a retired fire Marshall for Gaston county, NC.

    References

    James L. Pharr Wikipedia