Prepared Leadership for High-Risk Operations and Emergency Management
Fire service executive and emergency management planner with nearly two decades of leadership across fire, EMS, incident command, disaster response, preparedness planning, and community resilience.
Currently available. Open to emergency management, public safety leadership, preparedness planning, and resilience-focused opportunities.
What Daniel Brings to Organizations
A field-tested leader who has operated at every level of the response chain — from front-line firefighter to chief of department to countywide emergency management planner.
Calm Leadership Under Pressure
Decisive command presence in high-consequence, time-critical operations.
Operational Command Experience
Years of hands-on incident management across fire, EMS, and multi-agency events.
Planning & Preparedness Expertise
Builds operational plans that perform when conditions are anything but ideal.
Interagency Coordination
Trusted liaison across fire, law enforcement, emergency management, and partners.
Responder Safety Mindset
Decisions anchored in the safety, accountability, and welfare of the team.
Community Resilience Focus
Programs designed to protect people, infrastructure, and continuity of service.
Where Daniel Can Add Immediate Value
Built for organizations preparing for today's risks and tomorrow's challenges — government, county, municipal, or private sector.
Emergency Management Leadership
Director, coordinator, and program lead roles at municipal, county, regional, or state level.
Fire / EMS Administration
Chief officer, deputy, and command-staff leadership for career or combination departments.
Preparedness Planning
All-hazards, hazard-specific, COOP/COG, and special-event readiness planning.
Disaster Response Coordination
EOC operations, ICS / Unified Command, deployment leadership, and recovery.
Public Safety Program Development
Stand up, mature, or rebuild programs aligned to grants, compliance, and outcomes.
Training, Exercises & AARs
HSEEP-aligned exercises, AAR facilitation, and capability-building curricula.
Interagency Coordination
Bridges fire, law enforcement, EM, public health, and private-sector partners.
Community Resilience Initiatives
Whole-community planning, vulnerable population support, and continuity of service.
A Disciplined Operational Toolkit
Cross-trained across command, planning, and specialized preparedness disciplines.
- Incident Command
- ICS / Unified Command
- Emergency Operations Coordination
- After-Action Reviews
- UASI Planning
- THIRA / SPR Support
- DHS Compliance Alignment
- Policy Development
- Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Preparedness
- Radiological Incident Planning
- Interagency Coordination
- All-Hazards Readiness
A Career Built Through the Ranks
From volunteer firefighter to chief of department to countywide emergency management — every role earned, every promotion accountable.
- 2006
Volunteer Fire Service Begins
Enters the fire service as a volunteer — the foundation of nearly two decades of operational leadership.
- Early Career
Fire / EMS Lieutenant
First line-officer role — leading crews on fire, rescue, and EMS responses.
- Promotion
Fire Captain
Company-level command with responsibility for tactics, training, and crew development.
- Promotion
Assistant Chief
Senior staff role overseeing operations, planning, and personnel readiness.
- Promotion
Deputy Chief
Executive-level support to the chief of department across administration and operations.
- Executive
Chief of Department
Full command authority — strategy, accountability, safety, and community service delivery.
- Transition
Harford County Emergency Management Planner
Moves from line command into countywide preparedness, planning, and program leadership.
- Program Lead
UASI Lead
Leads Urban Areas Security Initiative planning — regional capabilities, threat mitigation, and DHS-aligned investments.
- Liaison
Emergency Management Liaison to Sheriff's Office
Bridges law enforcement and emergency management for coordinated response and recovery.
- Deployment
Hurricane Relief Deployment — North Carolina
Supports response and recovery operations in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock following catastrophic flooding.
- Current
Emergency Management Coordinator
Coordinates preparedness, response, exercises, and interagency operations for a complex jurisdiction.
When the call came, Daniel deployed.
Operational leaders are forged on the ground — in the hours after the storm, the days into recovery, the long weeks of helping a community find its footing again.
- North Carolina hurricane relief deployment
- Lake Lure and Chimney Rock support operations
- Coordination with law enforcement and emergency management teams
- Response and recovery operations across affected communities
- Community-centered disaster support and welfare checks
Programs That Hold Up When It Matters
Countywide Emergency Readiness
Whole-of-jurisdiction preparedness across hazards, partners, and populations.
Planning, Training & Exercises
HSEEP-aligned drills, tabletop and full-scale exercises that surface real gaps.
Regional Threat Mitigation
Investment strategies and capability development to reduce shared risk.
Operational Readiness
Plans, playbooks, and posture that hold up the moment activation is called.
Interoperability
Communications, command, and information sharing that crosses agency lines.
Plain-Language Policy
Policy and procedure that the people executing them can actually use.
AAR Facilitation
Honest, constructive reviews that turn lessons observed into lessons learned.
"Service, accountability, and teamwork are the foundation of resilient organizations."
Trained for the Mission
Looking for a Prepared, Field-Tested Public Safety Leader?
Daniel brings operational leadership, planning discipline, and community-focused emergency management experience to organizations preparing for today's risks and tomorrow's challenges.
Open the conversation.
Reach out about emergency management leadership, fire service executive roles, preparedness planning, or consulting and operational support engagements.