Beyond Initial Response--2Nd Edition: Using The National Incident Management System Incident Command System
Michael de Bettencourt is a Health, Safety, and Environment Program Director for a defense services contractor and is a retired US Coast Guard officer.&nbsp;He has provided emergency management program assessment services and conducts ICS training for industry and public sector clients.&nbsp;He has worked as a responder and response manager for oil spills, chemical releases, floods, and large-scale law enforcement operations.&nbsp;xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"  /&nbsp;Tim Deal is the Federal Preparedness Coordinator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Region VIII. Prior to coming to FEMA he worked as vice President in the emergency management training field. He has extensive emergency response experience serving in several ICS positions, including Planning Section Chief and Operations Section Chief.&nbsp;&nbsp;Vickie Deal works for the federal government and has a variety of operational experience in emergency response management operations.&nbsp;She has been an Operations Section Chief and Deputy Incident Commander.&nbsp;Vickie also served as a response program manager for the Coast Guard inxml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"  /WashingtonDCand developed the ICS program implementation guidelines for the Coast Guard.&nbsp;&nbsp;Gary Merrick is an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and is a retired US Coast Guard officer.&nbsp;