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Tom Means


Thomas P. Means, B.S.

Tom heads up our fire safety division. He is a natural for fires safety system analysis and inspection. What you might also find interesting is that he is an expert in construction safety and knows his way around the construction site quite well.

Tom is on our construction safety team and is available for long term and short term audits, inspections and on site monitoring. You will find out soon that he is terrific with the employees and managers alike. If you want to control catastrophic risk Tom can help.



Tom recently retired from the Fire Service as Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator for a community of over 73,000 residents.

Tom worked in the fire service for over 30 years with expertise in fire protection and alarm systems, site and building plan review and public education. His service record includes fire suppression, EMS (advanced life support) and supervising the Fire Prevention Bureau. Tom is a state certified fire inspector and fire investigator. Tom has been qualified as an expert fire service witness in district court.

As his community's Emergency Management Coordinator he was responsible for outdoor warning systems, severe weather monitoring, operation of the local Emergency Operations Center, compliance with OSHA Firefighter Right to Know programs, City Readiness Initiative and Homeland security efforts.

Tom is a member of the NFPA.



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