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Senior Program Manager
Fire-Life Safety & Emergency Management
David H. Fischler joins SEG after a lengthy career in public safety and emergency management. Mr. Fischler retired after 28 years with the Suffolk County (NY) Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services - the last ten years wherein he served as Commissioner of the department.
During his tenure, he served as the county's incident commander for the 1995 Wildfires, the 1996 TWA explosion, and the response of county assets to the 2001 World Trade Center.
Commissioner Fischler graduated from Touro Law School with a Juris Doctorate and is an attorney admitted to practice law before the Courts of the State of New York. He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Alfred University, a Master of Arts degree in Biology from Hofstra University, and a Master of Arts degree in Health Education from Adelphi University. Commissioner Fischler was awarded a fire service fellowship to Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and is a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program. He is currently a nationally designated Chief Fire Officer and has been a New York State Advanced Life Support provider since 1975.
Commissioner Fischler has lectured extensively at state and national conferences including, but not limited to, the International Disaster Conference, United States Department of Energy Emergency Management Conference, Fire Rescue International, Legal and Practical Aspects of Emergency Management, National Incident Management Symposium, Florida Medical Examiner's Association and the Southern California Emergency Managers' Association.