Robert Healey, M.S.

Robert Healey Headshot
Senior Lecturer

Fire Science and Emergency Management Department
Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Education

M.S. - University of New 51¶ºÄÌ

B.S. - University of New 51¶ºÄÌ

A.S. - Norwalk State Technical College

About Robert

Robert Healey, Fire Marshal/Assistant Chief of Administration, retired from the Milford, CT Fire Department after serving for over 39 1/2 years. Previously he served as the Assistant Chief of Operations, and Acting Fire Chief for 8 months. He was also Milford's Emergency Management Director for 6 months following Super Storm Sandy.

Bob joined the fulltime staff at the University of New 51¶ºÄÌ as a Lecturer in the Fire Science in the spring of 2015. He had been an adjunct faculty member since 2005. He continues to work as an Adjunct Instructor for the Connecticut Fire Academy. He is a Certified Fire Officer 3 and Instructor 2.

Courses Taught
  • EMGT 6603 Catastrophe Readiness and Response
  • EMGT 6628 Emergency Incident Management
  • FIRE 3301 Building Construction for Fire Protection
  • FIRE 4405 Emergency Incident Management
  • FIRE 1102 Principles of Fire Science Tech
  • FIRE 4404 Special Hazards Control

In the Media

In the Media

Robert Healey, a senior lecturer of fire science and emergency management, comments on the fire science program’s focus on equipping students with management and leadership skills that they will use in their careers in firefighting and the fire safety field.

In the Media

Robert Healey, senior lecturer of fire science and emergency management, and students Tyler Reardon ’25, Vanessa Connolly ’26, Matthew Bethea ’26, and Zachary Earnest ’26 comment on the importance of volunteer firefighters Reardon lives in the Allington Fire House, which the association sponsors and there is additional space for more live-in volunteer firefighters.

In the Media

Robert Healey, a senior lecturer of fire science, says that when an electric-powered vehicle catches fire, it is difficult for firefighters to extinguish it, as doing so requires significant amounts of water, causing the chemicals to be dispersed into the ground.