What State do you live in?

CA

Type of Organization

Federal/State/Local Government

Job Function

Assistant Chief/Deputy Chief

Years in Fire/EMS:

31

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Cal OES Fire and Rescue

Years With Department/Agency

8

Dept. Web Site:

http://caloes.ca.gov

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Cal Fire

About Me:

A professional fire and emergency management executive with extensive experience in emergency operations, cooperative fire protection, incident command, inter– agency agreements, multi – agency coordination, and program administration.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• 31

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

• Emergency Response
• Mutual Aid Plans
• Multi Agency Coordination
• Emergency Operations
• Incident Command System
• Hazardous Materials
• Emergency Medical Services

RELEVANT ACHIEVEMENTS

• Southern CA MACS Group Facilitator during the 2007 Southern CA Fire Seige and the 2008 Northern CA Fire Seige

• Technical Advisor to the FEMA/Cal OES Southern CA Catastrophic Earthquake Plan (CATPLAN) and the California Resource Ordering Status System (ROSS) Implementation Team

• Responded to, coordinated the response for, or managed countless numbers of emergency incidents, including the 2005 Hurricane Rita, the 2005 La Conchita Mudslide, the 2006 Northern California Floods, the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery, the 2001 9/11 WTC Terrorist Attack, and the 1994 Northridge Earthquake

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, Executive Certificate – Leadership and Management

• Keller Graduate School of Management, Master of Public Administration (MPA) – Government Management

• Daniel Freeman Hospital – Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic, CA License #PO6314

• California Specialized Training Institute – Hazardous Materials Technician/Specialist

SELECT AWARDS

Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Fire and Rescue Commendation (FIRESCOPE Program, 2011)
Governor's Office of Emergency Services Letter of Commendation (Fire Siege, 2007)
Governor's Office of Emergency Services Letter of Commendation (Sawtooth Complex, 2006)

SELECT PUBLICATIONS/PRINT

Drayer, T. (November/December 2009; Volume 20, No. 10). “Understandings California’s Baby Safe Surrender program" The California Fire Service, pp. 16-19.

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomdrayer