With over 38 years of experience in Fire/EMS, Chief Craig E. Stanley is a highly accomplished and dedicated leader. Beginning his career with the Narragansett Fire Department as a call firefighter/EMT in 1985. Chief Stanley began his paramedic career in 1987 with Dekalb County EMS in Meto-Atlanta, Georgia. Chief Stanley retired as Assistant Chief with Gwinnett County Fire/EMS located in Metro-Atlanta, Georgia.

After retiring from the fire department, Chief Stanley has held leadership positions in the private sector overseeing EMS operations in Atlanta and implementing 911 operations in Dade County, Georgia, and Marion County, Tennessee. Chief Stanley has held paramedic instructor positions and is a legal consultant for several law firms in Atlanta, Georgia. Chief Stanley is currently the Chief of EMS for the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.