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Bruce Scott
Division Chief (Ret.)
Instructor · National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Personal Profile
Bruce Scott retired from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department after a 31-year career as a firefighter, paramedic, company officer, instructor, and Deputy Director of Emergency Preparedness. He served as Regional Coordinator with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, supporting North Florida county emergency management agencies through planning assistance, training, disaster response coordination, CEMP reviews, capability assessments, and program development.
Bruce continues to support local governments, state agencies, healthcare coalitions, and private organizations through consulting, instruction, disaster response, strategic planning, recovery planning, exercise design, cyber consequence management, EMAP accreditation support, and Incident Management Team development. He is also an instructor for the U.S. Army, FEMA, regional healthcare coalitions, local governments, and public safety organizations throughout the United States.
Bruce is a nationally recognized emergency management professional, instructor, and response leader with more than 44 years of experience across fire service, EMS, emergency management, incident management, and homeland security.
Bruce continues to support local governments, state agencies, healthcare coalitions, and private organizations through consulting, instruction, disaster response, strategic planning, recovery planning, exercise design, cyber consequence management, EMAP accreditation support, and Incident Management Team development. He is also an instructor for the U.S. Army, FEMA, regional healthcare coalitions, local governments, and public safety organizations throughout the United States.
Bruce is a nationally recognized emergency management professional, instructor, and response leader with more than 44 years of experience across fire service, EMS, emergency management, incident management, and homeland security.
Experience
National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Instructor
Bruce provides Incident Management instruction with an emphasis on Fire, EMS, and Incident Command. He is involved in classroom instruction, simulation hands-on training, and train-the-trainer.
ncier.org
Megapod Networking
Owner / Principal Consultant
Bruce provides emergency management consulting for local governments, public safety agencies, and private organizations throughout Florida.
megapod.org
Interagency Readiness Solutions
Senior Instructor
Served as instructor and facilitator for U.S. Army emergency management courses, including Emergency Operations Center Course, Response and Recover Course, and Exercise Evaluation Course.
irsolutions-llc.com
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Emergency Management Specialist
Provide emergency management consulting and Incident Management Team development, including ICS instruction, exercise support, and emergency planning.
claysheriff.com
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
Conducted NIMS and Incident Command Training. Assisted with the development of agency required training. Deputy Incident Commander for the NE Florida Incident Management Team.
jaxsheriff.org
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Regional Coordinator
Supported North Florida county emergency management plans through program reviews, plan assessments, disaster response coordination, emergency management training, recovery support and regional coordination.
floridadisaster.org
Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Dept.
Deputy Director
Supervised all operational aspects of the Emergency Operation Center. Training, exercise, NIMS, ICS coordinator and lead trainer. Oversaw the management of multiple homeland security grants.
myjfrd.com
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
Knowledge & Skills
Fire, EMS, and Emergency Response
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31+ years of Fire, EMS, and Emergency Response experience as both a firefighter and Paramedic.
Incident Management
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Deputy Incident Commander of the NE Florida Incident Management Team responded to 15 federally declared disasters; Served as part of the command and general staff on over 30 high profile, multiple operational period incidents or events.
Training and Instruction
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Experienced Fire, EMS, and Emergency Management Instructor and Program Manager for a multitude of Fire, Emergency Management and US Army Courses recognized as a State of Florida Master Instructor.
Emergency Management
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Certified Florida Professional Emergency Manager with experience at both the local and state levels working in emergency operation centers for a variety of Incidents and disasters.
Disaster Exercises (HSEEP)
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Participated in a variety of emergency management exercise projects, serving as a controller, evaluator, planning committee member, developer, designer, and exercise director. The scale of exercises has ranged from seminars to full-scale exercises and from local to national level.
Specialities
- NIMS/ICS
- Mass Casualty Incidents
- Professional Speaker
- Emergency Operation Center
- Firefighter / Paramedic (FL)
- Master Instructor (FEPA and FDEM)
- Exercise Design and Evaluation
- Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Instructor
- Emergency Management
- Urban Search and Rescue
- Emergency Operations Planning
Accomplishments
NIMS Certifications
ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
Instructor qualified in all
Awards
Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference:
- Bob Lay Emergency Management Award 2017
- Chad Reed First Responder Award 2012
The Office of President Barack Obama: Presidential Service Award 2011
Florida Division of Emergency Management: Employee of the Month August 2015
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department: Unit Award 2008 and 2009, Outstanding Service Award 2009
The State of Florida: Distinguished Service Award 1998
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)
Instructor Certificate
PER 353, PER 352
Hurricane Deployments
Planning Section Chief Florida Task Force 5
USAR deployments including Katrina, Matthew, Hermine, Charlie, Wilma, Irma, and Michael
Professional Certifications
HSEEP Instructor, FEMA L-110 Instructor, L-449 Train-the-Trainer, Florida Paramedic, Hazardous Materials Technician, Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Leader, Structural Collapse Technician, Rope Rescue Technician, Trench Rescue Technician, Vehicle and Machinery Extrication Technician
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