Derek Cheevers Civil Protection

Derek Cheevers Crisis management, incident command and exercise planning

Derek has over 30 years’ experience working within the fire service, including in Ireland and Auckland, New Zealand. This experience includes working alongside Dublin City Council's Crisis Management Team and international disaster response under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

As a senior fire officer, he has responded to and managed a number of large-scale complex incidents working at both operational and strategic level. In his time as a fire officer, Derek has qualified as an instructor in a number of disciplines including SCBA, Rope Rescue and Offshore fire-fighting. He is the Subject Matter Expert for his organisation in Incident Command.

Derek holds a Batchelors degree in business studies (emergency services management) and a Master’s degree in Major Emergency Management from Dublin City University (DCU). He is also a member of the Emergency Management Institute of Ireland (EMII). Derek is the author of the crisis management protocol document for the country’s largest local authority and has designed and delivered a number of crisis simulation exercises for organisations in both the public and private sector. He is also a trainer in both Information Management and On-site Coordination as defined by the Irish Framework for Major Emergency Management.

As a national expert in EU Civil Protection, Derek has undertaken many training courses and missions within the Mechanism and is actively involved in the Operational Management Course (OPM) as a Learning Control Group Support Coordinator. Currently working as an independent consultant in Emergency Management through RAN, He also fulfills the role of Associate Lecturer in Incident Command and Risk Management for the South East Technological University, and works as a Trainer and Exercise designer for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Contact Derek through the Network or direct at derek.cheevers@resilienceadvisors.eu

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