Dr. Charles H. Kime

Assistant Professor, ASU East Fire Programs Coordinator
College of Technology and Applied Sciences
Department of Information and Management Technology

Dr. Charles H. Kime is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University East Campus. He coordinates the Fire Services Programs in the College of Technology and Applied Sciences, which include a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Fire Service Management and a Master of Science in Technology degree in Fire Service Administration. Prior to Joining Arizona State University, Dr. Kime spent more than 32 years with the Phoenix, Arizona Fire Department, retiring in 1999 as the Executive Assistant Fire Chief. In the fire services, his experiences range from line firefighting positions to supervisory and middle management, then to executive management positions which spanned more than twenty years. During his fire services career, Dr. Kime was very active in university education. He has taught in the graduate program of the Arizona State University School of Public Affairs and the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree program at the same institution, in addition to his teaching of myriad fire sciences and fire services administration classes. His research interests include organizational leadership, organizational behavior, and human resource management, especially within the context of the fire service. Dr. Kime holds a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Technical Education, a Master of Business Administration degree and the Doctorate in public administration. His book, Organizational leadership: Fire services in the United States, was published in 2001 by Elsevier.