Ed Klima joined the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRC) as its first managing director in 2017 where he manages the daily activities of the FRC. Klima is a certified emergency manager with more than 27 years of public safety experience as a firefighter, hazardous material technician, EMT, fire inspector and fire officer. Klima holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Delaware as well as a master’s in public safety management from Saint Joseph’s University.