Brent Bloomfield
Assistant Chief Emergency Manager @West Palm Beach Fire Dept
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WORK HISTORY
Assistant Chief Emergency Manager @West Palm Beach Fire Dept
West Palm Beach, FL, US
Emergency Manager for the City of West Palm Beach overseeing residents, 1400 employees and 20 billion dollars of taxable property in the event of any emergency including natural or man-made disasters.• Oversees 112 annual special events including Sunfest that attracts patrons, Major League Baseball spring training.• Liaison and hazardous materials response director with Secret Service and FBI for President Trump’s visits to Palm Beach, up to 20 visits annually.• City’s Liaison with Palm Beach County’s Emergency Operations Center for Hurricane Matthew. Emergency Manager for the City of West Palm Beach for Hurricane Irma and Liaison for ESF 4 and 9 at the State of Florida EOC for Hurricane Michael.• Plan, develop and management of the department’s 42 million dollar budget. Oversee and approve appropriate requisitions and expenditures. • Oversee department’s special operations division including a regional hazardous materials team, Florida deployable technical rescue team 755, type II swift water team and regional technical rescue task force. • Public information officer and public relations director for the fire department. • Design and Implementation of biannually citywide emergency operations drills. Participated in numerous FEMA and State of Florida annual Radiation drills as a member of Region 7 Incident Management Team as a Liaison, Logistics or Operations Section Chief.
EDUCATION
Columbia Southern University
Bachelor's degree
Columbia Southern University
Master of Public Administration - MPA
ABOUT BRENT BLOOMFIELD
Experienced Assistant Fire Chief/Emergency Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the public safety industry. Skilled in Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Government Liaison, Homeland Security, and Training. Strong dignatary response and protective services professional with a Bachelor\'s degree focused in Fire Services Administration and a Master\'s degree in Public Administration with a focus in Emergency Management from Columbia Southern University.
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