American School Safety: About: Victor H. Ferry, Ph.D., Security Consultant

Victor H. Ferry, Ph.D., Security Consultant

A retired school administrator with extensive experience in emergency management and school safety, Dr. Victor H. Ferry is the former principal of a school within the shadow of three nuclear power plants for 24 years. Dr. Ferry has authored localized school-level nuclear emergency guidelines and served as project consultant for the award-winning Guidelines for Safe Schools and Emergency Management.

Dr. Ferry has completed a multi-Hazards Train the Trainer course at the Federal Emergency Management Institute and has been active in emergency management training and awareness throughout Connecticut and at the national level. While a school principal, he served for over twenty years on the Emergency Management Advisory Council and was the only school administrator designated as an Emergency Response Team member.

In 1997, Dr Ferry was elected to the Representative Town Meeting and became Chairman of the Public Protection and Safety Committee and also served on the Education Committee. Dr. Ferry has served on the Board of Selectmen and represented this Board on matters pertaining to emergency management.

On several occasions subsequent to his retirement, Dr. Ferry has consulted with school administrators regarding matters pertaining to communications, facilities use, evacuation planning and safety/emergency management. He has conducted presentations on Safety Management and Emergency Preparedness for over 40 school districts and to various chapters of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

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