Dr. Harry R. Carter is a veteran municipal fire protection consultant, educator and motivational speaker based in Adelphia, New Jersey. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners for Howell Township Fire District #2, and is a long-time contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, and the Pennsylvania Fireman. He also serves as the Editor for the Respondersafety.com highway safety website.He enjoyed a 26-year career with the Newark, New Jersey Fire Department, serving as a Division commander, a Suppression Division Battalion Chief, Chief of Training, and Commander of the Hazardous Materials Response Team. He has also had a long career with the Adelphia Fire Company in Howell Township, NJ.

He served as Fire Chief and Training Officer, and currently serves as an active Life Member and is the fire company Chaplain.A veteran of 42 years in the fire and emergency service world, he holds degrees in organizational and management, fire service administration, public policy analysis, fire safety administration, the social sciences, and business administration. He has authored seven books and has written more than 1,500 magazine, web, and journal articles. His PhD is from Capella University, the accredited online university, with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and faculty throughout the US.