Jeff donaldson

 

Continuing Education:

• University of Virginia

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• University of Maryland
Fire & Rescue Institute

• Texas A&M University

• US Department of Justice

• Phoenix Fire Department
Education

• Univ. of MD, BA of Science
Fire Science/Tech.& Mgmt.

• N. VA Community College,
Assoc. in Applied Science, Cum Laude, Fire Sci. Admin. & Mgmt.

Sample Project Experience:

• At the request of the Taiwanese government, traveled to Taiwan representing the United States Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and provided guidance and advice on disaster response operations, protocols, and procedures, November 1999

• Assessment center evaluator for Captain and Battalion Chief examinations in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Montgomery County, Maryland, Arlington County Virginia, City of Alexandria, Virginia

• Inspector, Fire Prevention Division, Engineering & Testing Section

• Developed, designed and presented NIIMS senior level training course

• Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments Hazardous Materials Response Committee

• National Fire Protection Association Member
 

Jeff Donaldson has twenty-six years of emergency response experience in a large metropolitan fire and rescue department setting. Additionally, he has developed training and taught nationally on emergency operations policies and procedures.
 
 

 
 

Mr. Donaldson’s experience includes:

  
   

• Emergency Operations
• Emergency Response to Terrorism
• Commanding Fire Suppression
• Commanding Medical Emergencies
• Hazardous Materials Incident Control & Command
• Technical Rescue Emergency Incident Command
• Development and Monitoring of Training Programs
• Community Relations
• Disaster Management
• Budget Management ($60,000,000.00+)
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Command & Control of Fire Dept. Ops. at Disasters
• Strategic Master Planning
• Command & Control of Fire Dept. Ops. at Target Hazards
• Incident Command System & Structural Firefighting
• Executive Planning
• Organizational Theory in Practice
• Fire Service Financial Management
• Fire Service Communications & Supervision
• Tactical Operations & Safety Management
• Firefighter Safety & Survival
• Chemistry of Hazardous Materials
• National Staff and Command
• Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings

  
   
   

Jeff was called upon to be Co-Task Force Leader in response to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Internationally, he has been requested by foreign governments to aid in providing guidance on operations, protocols and procedures to incidents such as the earthquake in Taiwan (1999).

  
   
   

Jeff’s first hand experience has also included coordinating and managing hazardous materials response teams, being an assessment center evaluator for Captain and Battalion Chief examinations throughout much of Virginia and he has been the Inspector for the Fire Prevention Division, Engineering and Testing Section.

Mr. Donaldson has developed and presented hundreds of “train the trainer” courses and has made presentations regarding, American Fire and Rescue capabilities to:

• The United Nations
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• National Fire Protection Association, as well as to
• IThe governments of Taiwan and Turkey.

 
   

Recently Jeff has provided a variety of consulting services for the Ocean City Fire Department and the Ocean Pines Fire Department, both located in Maryland. These services included program master planning, analysis of current capabilities and a determination of allocation of resources for future needs. Jeff is also responsible for review of future design plans.

  
   

Sample Project Experience:

• Co-Task Force Leader for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Urban Search and Rescue Team, Virginia Task Force One response to the terrorism attack on the Pentagon in September 2001

• Represented Fire and Rescue Department at United Nation’s sponsored International Association of Search and Rescue Group annual meeting in May 2001

• Planning and Operations Officer for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, Virginia Task Force One response to the earthquake in Taiwan in September 1999

• Planning and Operations Officer for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, Virginia Task Force One response to the earthquake in Turkey in August 1999

• Lead Instructor at Fire/Rescue Academy for training program involving United States Secret Service personnel assigned to Presidential Protective Program

Featured instructor for:

• Fire Rescue Academy
• Staff & Command School
• Tactics & Strategy of Apartment Fires
• Truck Company Operations
• Positive Pressure Ventilation Procedures
• Fire Attack Operations
• US Secret Service assigned to the President of the United States

Other:

• Cardiac Care Technician

• Member of Committee which formulated promotional examinations for suppression Captain & suppression Lieutenant

• Served as Public Information Officer in Staff Duty Capacity

• Developed “Protect in Place” program for physically challenged individuals & won award from National Association of County Governments for innovation in dealing with physically challenged students in the schools.

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