Practical Field Experience
Early Alert’s extensive experience with mitigating, planning for, responding to, and recovering from actual disasters and major emergencies, underscores our comprehensive knowledge, skills and abilities. Actual incidents include numerous tropical cyclones, severe weather events, tornadoes, floods, oil spill responses, earthquakes and tsunamis, biological and chemical hazardous materials incidents, mass immigration, urban search and rescue, aviation crashes and other transportation incidents, terrorism, civil riots and unrest.
Representative Listing of Actual Disaster Responses and Recovery Experience:
Israel–Hamas war in the Middle East and the Russo-Ukrainian War, 2023: Situational awareness, decision-making support.
Hurricane IDALIA August 2023: Situational awareness, decision-making support, initial damage assessment and incident management support services.
Wildfires on Western Maui, Hawaii: August 2023: Situational awareness, decision-making support, initial damage assessment and incident management support services.
Hurricane IAN September 23 - October 15, 2022 - Early Alert provide continuity of government (COG) for the Town of Fort Myers Beach, stood up the initial COOP and base of operations for the entire Town for the first 5 weeks, established ICS/IAP incident action planning from day one and integrated the Town staff into the ICS planning process and the daily operational briefing.
Midwestern United States tornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2022 - A tornado outbreak, spawned from a strong and large EF4 wedge tornado near Winterset, Iowa. Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support.
2021 Hurricane Season, Early Alert's provided Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment. IMST were deployed to assist clients with disaster assessment, response and recovery to Hurricane’s Elsa, Grace, IDA, and Nicholas
Deep South severe weather outbreak, March, 2021: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment.
Historic Wildfires, CA, WA, OR, Spring and Summer 2020: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Hurricane Dorian, U.S. Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and East Coast, August 2019: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment.
Chemical plant fire and incident stabilization, Kearny, NJ, May 2019: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support, and on-site Incident Management Support Team deployment.
U.S. Midwest flooding event in MO, IA, IL, NE, March and April 2019; Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Severe weather outbreak, AL, GA and FL, March 2019; Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Cumberland River flooding event, TN, February 2019: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Eastern Canada Winter Storm, February 2019: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Camp and Woolsey Wildfires, CA, November 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Western Pacific Super Typhoon Yutu, October 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Hurricane Michael, U.S. Gulf Coast, October 2018: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment.
6.7 Japan Earthquake, September 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Carr and Mendocino Complex Wildfires, August 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Major Winter Storms of 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Major Winter Storms of 2017: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Hurricane Nate, U.S. Gulf Coast, October 2017: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support and Incident Management Support Team deployment
Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Gulf Coast, August 2017: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support and Incident Management Support Team deployment
Gatlinburg, TN Wildfires, December 2016: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Hurricane Matthew, October 2016: Situational Awareness, Decision-making support and Incident Management Support Team deployment
Orlando, Florida Terrorist Attack, June 2016: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Major Severe, Winter Storm and MS Valley Flood, December 2015: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Paris, France attacks, terrorist incident, November 2015, Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Chile Earthquake and Tsunami, September 2015: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Super Typhoon Soudelor in the Western Pacific, August 2015: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
South Napa California, Earthquake, August 2014: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Hurricane Arthur, June 2014: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Major Winter Storms of 2014: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Calgary, Canada Flooding Event, June 2013: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Boston Marathon bombings event, April 2013: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Hurricane Sandy, 2012: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Hurricane Irene 2011: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Tornado outbreak in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia, April 25-28, 2011: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2010: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Hurricane Hugo 1989: EOC Operations and Disaster Field Office/Disaster Recovery Center lasting 90+ days
Hurricane Andrew, 1992, Incident Commander, Florida City Operations, 90+ days
Hurricane Andrew, 1993, FEMA ESF-5, Housing Task Force Support, 90+ days
Mississippi Flooding, 1993, FEMA Disaster Field Office ESF-5 Operations, 7 days
Hurricane Opal, 1995; State EOC Operations lasting 5+ days; Local EOC Operations lasting 12+ days
Value Jet disaster in the Florida Everglades 1996: Logistics Operation, Decon Operations and Recovery Technician.
Florida Wildfires 1998: Local EOC Operations lasting 11+ days; Mutual aid EOC Operations lasting 10+ days
Tropical Storm Josephine 2003: Local EOC Operations lasting 4+ days
Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma 2005: IMT Command Post and EOC Operations lasting 120+ days
Tornados 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006: Command Post and EOC Operations lasting 3+ days each
Eastern Pacific Category 5, Hurricane OTIS, Acapulco, Mexico, October 2023: Situational awareness, decision-making support, initial damage assessment and incident management support services.
California Flooding January to March 2023: Situational awareness, decision-making support, initial damage assessment and incident management support services.
Severe weather and tornado outbreaks, Mid-west and Central U.S., March through May, 2023: Situational awareness, decision-making support, initial damage assessment and incident management support services.
Texas to Mississippi tornado outbreak of April 4–7, 2022 - A tornado outbreak, spawned from a strong and large EF4 wedge tornado. Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support.
Historic Wildfires, CA, WA, OR, Spring and Summer 2021: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
2021, Early Alert's Incident Management Support Team (IMST) was deployed for several Fortune 500 companies to assist with COVID 19 Global Pandemic & public health emergency to provide situational awareness, critical decision support, threat assessments, business continuity and sustainability throughout the event.
2020 Hurricane Season, Early Alert's provided Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment. IMST were deployed to assist clients with disaster assessment, response and recovery to Hurricane’s Hanna. Isaias, Laura and Delta.
Major U.S. Civil Unrest events, coast or coast, Spring and Summer 2020: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
EF-3 tornado and severe weather outbreak, East Nashville, TN, March 2020: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support.
Tropical Storm Imelda, Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast flooding, September 2019: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment.
Earthquake Occurrence, Ridgecrest, CA, July 5 2019: Situational Awareness, Threat Assessment and Critical Decision-making support.
Deer Park, TX Chemical Fire, March 2019: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Northern Plains, Upper MS Valley, and Upper Great Lakes Winter Storm, March 2019: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Super Typhoon Wutip, Western Pacific & Guam, February 2019: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Northeast, Lower Great Lakes, and Northern Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm, January 2019: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Eastern Pacific Hurricane Willa, October 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Hurricane Florence U.S. Mid-Atlantic, September 2018: Situational Awareness, Critical Decision-making support, and Incident Management Support Team deployment.
Holy Wildfire, U.S. West Coast, August 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Volcano and Earthquakes, Hawaii, 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Severe Weather Outbreaks, Central U.S., March and April 2018: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support.
Hurricane Irma, Florida, September 2017: Situational Awareness, Decision-making support and Incident Management Support Team deployment
Tropical Storm Cindy, TX and LA, June 2017: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Fukushima, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, November 2016: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Nice, France Bastille Day attack, terrorist incident, July 2016, Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Major Winter Storms of 2016: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
San Bernardino, California Terrorist Attack, December 2015: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Hurricane Joaquin and associated catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas, September 2015: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
California Wildfires, August/September 2015: Situational Awareness and Critical Decision-making support
Tōhoku, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, 2011: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Joplin, Missouri, EF-5 Tornado event, May 22, 2011: Damage assessment, EOC and FEMA JFO coordination
Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Debby, 2012: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Northeast Blizzard of February, 2013: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Black Forest Wildfire El Paso & Elbert County & Colorado Springs, CO, June 2013: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Western Pacific Super Typhoon Haiyan, impacting Philippines & Vietnam, November 2013: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Tsunami Warning and Watch for the Southwestern Pacific and Solomon Island region, April 2014: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Hurricane Cristobal, August 2014: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Major Winter Storms of 2015: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Severe weather and winter storm events of 2009 and 2010: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support
Additional disasters including: Transportation, Marine, Hazardous Materials, Mass Casualty, Mass Immigration
Hurricane Andrew, 1992: Command Post, EOC Operations and Debris Mgt Task Force lasting 90+ days
Hurricane Andrew, 1992, Presidential Task Force, 14+ days
``Storm of the Century`` 1993: EOC Operations lasting 14+ days
Northridge Earthquake, 1994, FEMA Disaster Field Office, ESF-5 Operations, 14 days
Hurricane Erin, 1995; State EOC Operations lasting 8+ days
Hurricane Georges 1998: Command Post and EOC Operations lasting 90+ days
Hurricane Floyd 1999: Local EOC Operations lasting 4+ days
Hurricanes Charley, Danielle, Frances, Gaston, Ivan and Jeanne 2004: IMT Command Post and EOC Operations lasting 120+ days
Wild Fire Florida 1996 and 2006: Command Post and EOC Operations lasting 60+ days
Wenchuan Earthquake, Sichuan, China, May & June 2008 Situational Awareness and Decision-making support, 30 days
I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1, 2007: Situational Awareness and Decision-making support