John J. Burke comes to the Boston University HEM Program from the Sandwich (MA) Fire Department where he has served for 17 years. He was promoted to Fire Prevention Officer/Fire Inspector in 2005. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University and a Master’s Degree in Health Care Emergency Management from Boston University. Inspector Burke holds numerous National Firefighting Pro Board certifications and is a State of Massachusetts Certified Emergency Medical Technician. He is a regular speaker at the National Emergency Management Summit and the United States Public Health Service Training Symposium on Emergency Management issues. He holds DHS/FEMA qualifications as a Type III Operations Section Chief and trained by the United States Forest Service as a Facilities Unit Leader.

Inspector Burke has hosted several national webinars on LEAPS TV on public health disaster management where is he also a technical adviser. He has written articles for Domestic Preparedness an IMR Group publication and co-authored a White Paper to the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs regarding Native American Public Health Preparedness.