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About David A. Lucht
- David Allen Lucht (born February 18, 1943) is best known as the person who developed and launched the first master of science fire protection engineering degree program in the United States in 1979.
- He developed and established the first doctoral degree program of its kind in 1991 and the first global distance learning fire protection engineering degree program in 1993.
- He is the founder and Director Emeritus of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Center for Firesafety Studies (1978–present) and Professor Emeritus of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Earlier in his career, David Lucht had designed and conducted the first residential testing program for battery-powered home smoke detectors.
- David Lucht wrote the first fire code for the State of Ohio.
- Ohio Commerce Director Dennis Shaul appointed him to the position Ohio State Fire Marshal in 1974.
- President Gerald Ford appointed David Lucht, and the United States Senate confirmed him, as the first Deputy Administrator to lead the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration under the U.S.
- Department of Commerce in 1975.
- His was the first presidential appointment to the new agency.
- President Jimmy Carter re-appointed him to the position, where he served until 1978.
- He stepped down from that position to start the fire safety engineering program at WPI.
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