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When moments matter.

There's power in preparedness.

We partner with you to enhance your preparedness, focus on your resilience and ability to adapt to evolving threats, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Emergency Service Solutions

Here's how we can help.

Emergency Planning

We collaborate with your team to help you develop or update emergency and disaster plans that align with your organization’s unique needs, objectives and requirements.

Preparedness Exercises

Through the use of real-world scenarios designed to test and evaluate your crisis response, we facilitate a variety of exercises that enable you to identify vulnerabilities.

Project Support

We provide support to your organization in navigating the complexities of emergency management projects by assisting with the execution of project initiatives, timeline management, progress tracking, and stakeholder engagement.

Emergency Training

Equip your personnel with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in emergency preparedness and response. Training programs can be tailored to your organization’s unique needs and roles.
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About Us

The expert team you can trust.

You get an accomplished team with over 30 years of experience in emergency management and a proven track record of leadership. A team with the ability to orchestrate effective emergency and nonemergency planning and response – with the technical knowledge and leadership experience to execute strategic vision as well as frontline emergency operations.

Over 30 years experience

A proven track record

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COVID Field Hospital

Supported Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management’s coordination efforts with senior-level local government officials in planning and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included contingency planning for a field hospital with the capacity to handle from 1,000 to 3,000 patients and coordination with the County’s Health Department, local healthcare systems, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
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Health & Medical Preparedness for the 2020 Republican National Convention

Coordinated with the Chief Medical Officer for the Republican National Committee, U.S. Secret Service and local healthcare systems on planning and preparedness efforts to support the 2020 Republican National Convention held in Charlotte, N.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Preparedness for 2020 Presidential Election

Coordinated with U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to design and facilitated a Fall, 2020 tabletop exercise to evaluate the preparedness of City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County government stakeholders for the 2020 presidential election.
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Fixed Nuclear Facility/Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan Update

Coordinated with the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Planner for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management to update the County’s radiological emergency preparedness plan in support of McGuire Nuclear Station and Catawba Nuclear Station. This update brought Mecklenburg County’s plan into alignment with FEMA regulations update (NUREG-0654)/FEMA-REP-1, rev.2.
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Charlotte-Douglas International Airport 2014 Triennial Exercise

Coordinated with the airport’s director of operations to design and implement a field exercise to assess capabilities of first responder agencies responding to and managing the aftermath of the collision between a departing commercial airliner and small civilian aircraft crossing the active runway. Served as Co-Lead Exercise Controller for this exercise that satisfied FAA requirements.

Safety can't wait.

Get your organization prepared today!

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