David Hartman has over 33 years of experience in the fire service as a firefighter, medic, lieutenant, captain, and battalion chief. He has expertise in fire station design, construction, and operations from his involvement in 9 fire station design conferences and oversight of construction projects. As a consultant, Hartman aims to deliver fire station designs that incorporate the best operational practices based on his research visiting over 50 stations and 7,000 hours focused on design and construction issues.