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The County of Essex Welcomes a New Emergency Management Coordinator

 
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For Immediate Release

October 12, 2016

 

The County of Essex Welcomes a

New Emergency Management Coordinator

Essex County, ON – The County of Essex welcomes a new Emergency Management Coordinator, Dan Metcalfe, effective as of Monday, October 3, 2016.

 As a former Paramedic for over 25 years, most recently with Essex-Windsor EMS, Dan Metcalfe has extensive experience in emergency preparedness. He has held various roles in regards to emergency services and emergency management training and has contributed to a number of related committees and working groups, locally, nationally and internationally. “I am thrilled to be working in this new role for the County of Essex” said Metcalfe. “I look forward to partnering with local municipalities and organizations to ensure for the ongoing education and preparation surrounding emergency management”.

Metcalfe’s experience is detailed in the following:

  • Past President, VP, Professional Development Chair and Board Member of the Ontario Association of Emergency Management/OAEM;
  • CSA Z1600 Technical Committee Member; The CSA Z1600 standard incorporates global and national best practices in preparing organizations and communities for disasters and emergencies and the standard has become established as the benchmark for Canadian public safety programs;  
  • International liaison for the County of Essex for various committees, local Emergency Operation Centres including those with partners in Michigan, specifically Wayne County and Detroit;
  • Member of the local Marine Search & Rescue Unit of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.
  • Instructor for the Ontario Incident Management System and emergency management courses for both the Office of the Fire Marshall of Ontario/Emergency Measures Ontario and the Canadian Red Cross;
  • Past coordinator/trainer for the Basic Life Support Medics at Essex-Kent Base Hospital and an in-service trainer with Essex-Windsor EMS, also assisted with orientation training for local Fire & Rescue Services;
  • Volunteered in the County of Essex’s Emergency Management Coordination department for the past decade

 

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For more information, please contact:

 

Dan Metcalfe

Emergency Management Coordinator

The County of Essex

519-776-6441 ext. 1243

Cell: 519-791-1917

dmetcalfe@countyofessex.ca

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