HARRY R. CARTER, Ph.D. , a Firehouse ® contributing editor, is a fire protection consultant based in Adelphia, NJ. He is chairman of the Board of Commissioners in Howell Township Fire District 2 and retired from the Newark Fire Department as a battalion commander. Dr. Carter has been a member of the Adelphia Fire Company since 1971, serving as chief in 1991. He is a life member and past president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and life member of the National Fire Protection Association. He is vice president of the Institution of Fire Engineers-USAmerica. Dr. Carter holds a Ph.D. in organization and management from Capella University in Minneapolis, MN.
Articles by Dr. Harry
Command Post: Riding the Right-Front Seat: Set a Course for Success
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: May 20, 2013
It has been said that the Global Positioning System (GPS) is one of the...
Carter: What Does Not Kill You Will Make You Stronger
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: May 12, 2013
It is life’s greatest opportunities that are so often missed in the midst...
Carter: Sylvester Sequester and the New Star in D.C.
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: May 7, 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, the shovel-makers are at work in Washington, DC and...
The Results Are In: Size Does Matter
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: April 29, 2013
The recent NIST staffing study tells us old-timers something which we...
Stay with it My Friends
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: April 14, 2013
In a firefighter's line of work, failure has some extremely serious...
Carter: We Must Take Care of our Troops on Highways
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: March 27, 2013
Many incidents during the past winter when firefighters or EMS personnel...
Almost: The Fine Art of Just Settling for Something
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: March 15, 2013
How many of you have a litany of stories about how you almost won...
Hey Coach: Put Me In
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: March 7, 2013
Let me pose a simple question to you. How many of you can remember...
I Have the Right to Change My Mind: Don't I?
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: February 6, 2013
How many times have you faced a situation where the facts told you that...
Lessons from the Circus: 2013
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: February 1, 2013
One of the great joys which I have been able to experience in the many...
Command Post: Riding the Right-Front Seat: Ensuring Safety
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: January 23, 2013
There are those in the fire service who make fun of people like me who...
Some Thoughts for the New Fire Service Leader
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: January 7, 2013
Winter in my world is often seen as the time of the new leader. In...
Riding the Right-Front Seat: Basic Leadership Skills
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: January 1, 2013
I recently came across research on the basics of leading people in a...
Carter: Saying Farewell to My Best Friend
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: December 13, 2012
Following is the eulogy that Harry Carter will be giving at the memorial...
Great Comfort Rarely Brings Great Growth
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: November 26, 2012
Since the whole storm-response episode began on Oct. 29, I kept a log of...
The View from My Front Porch: Safety
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: November 7, 2012
Perhaps your first question upon reading the title of this blog is to ask...
Talk is Cheap: Use Words Wisely
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: November 1, 2012
How often have you heard someone say that "…talk is cheap?" Literally...
Command Post: Riding the Right-Front Seat: Sharing Your Knowledge
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: November 1, 2012
Let me begin by making a simple, but direct comment: If you are going to...
He Who Preaches to One Generation is Lost
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: October 26, 2012
As many of you know, I have a deep and abiding love for old movies...
Common Responses: Electrical, Brush & Trash Fires
by Dr. Harry Carter
Created: October 8, 2012
Back in June, I wrote a few blog entries on some of the more common...