Public Safety
Solutions
Built From Experience.
Focused On What’s Ahead.
Sterling Thompson Company has a long history of serving organizations that protect and strengthen our communities. Through Public Safety Solutions, we partner with fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement organizations, emergency communications centers and municipalities to strengthen operations, reduce risk, develop future leaders and prepare for the challenges ahead.
That work is led by Nathan Mulvey, Vice President of Risk Management and retired Fire Chief of Fern Creek Fire & EMS. During his 32-year public safety career, Nathan advanced through every level of leadership, ultimately serving as Fire Chief while overseeing the growth of the department from approximately 30 to more than 200 personnel, expanding service to more than 150,000 residents, and leading major organizational initiatives that transformed operations.
Today, he brings that firsthand leadership experience to Sterling Thompson Company, helping public safety organizations navigate complex challenges and build stronger, more resilient organizations for the future.
Built For The People Who Protect Our Communities
Solutions Built Around Public Safety
Public Safety Solutions brings insurance expertise together with real-world operational experience, risk management, organizational strategy and leadership development.
Insurance Program Design
Insurance solutions built around the specific exposures and needs of public safety organizations.
Risk Management & Assessments
Helping organizations identify risk, reduce exposures and strengthen day-to-day readiness.
Leadership Development & Coaching
Support for current and emerging leaders, stronger teams, communication and accountability.
Organizational Consulting
Support for agencies working through growth, culture, change and organizational challenges.
Strategic Planning
Helping leadership teams evaluate where the organization is now and plan for where it needs to go.
Succession Planning
Helping organizations prepare for leadership transitions and develop future leaders.
Executive Search
Support for departments and municipalities searching for and transitioning their next executive leader.
Experience On Both Sides Of The Conversation.
Nathan Mulvey spent 32 years in public safety, advancing through every level of leadership before serving as Fire Chief of Fern Creek Fire & EMS.
During that time, he helped lead the department through substantial growth—from approximately 30 to more than 200 personnel—while expanding service to a community of more than 150,000 residents and guiding major organizational initiatives that transformed operations.
That experience gives Nathan a perspective that goes beyond theory. He understands the operational realities, leadership pressures and organizational challenges public safety leaders face because he has lived them.
Shared Experience.
Real Impact.
Nathan helped us navigate the challenges of a recent merger and the launch of a new EMS business model. He created an environment of trust where our leadership team could have open, authentic discussions regardless of rank or position. Having a knowledgeable third party who understood our business but wasn’t directly connected to our organization was invaluable.
Nathan Mulvey delivered the kind of keynote that creates immediate and lasting value for our members. He has a gift for translating real leadership experience into insights that are both practical and deeply relevant, and our attendees walked away with perspectives they can put to work right away.
Nathan Mulvey reminded us that the greatest risk inside any organization is often how we lead our people, and he brought that idea to life in a way that was honest, human and impossible to ignore. His focus on self-awareness and intentional behavior aligns directly with what we know drives better outcomes.
Nathan presented at one of our conferences on Emotional Intelligence and did an excellent job. The feedback from our attendees was overwhelmingly positive, and I would highly recommend him to any organization looking to strengthen leadership and team performance.
The Public Safety Exchange is more than a company podcast. It’s a place for public safety leaders to share experiences, ideas and practical information across fire, EMS, law enforcement, emergency management, municipalities and the broader public safety community.
Hosted by Nathan Mulvey, conversations will cover leadership, culture, operations, risk, wellness, innovation and other issues shaping public safety.
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Your Organization.
Every department is different. Tell us what you’re working through and we’ll start there.
