Joseph Jones
Disaster Services Planner serving in the Strategic Planning Cell of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Retired
- Role
- Illinois Incident Management Assistance Team at State of Illinois
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Illinois Incident Management Assistance Team
Jan 2010 — Present
Served as a member of the Illinois IMT since January 2010 serving in the positions of Safety Officer and Public Information Officer. Served as Co-Chair of the team from 2016 until January 2018. Responses include the Ogle County IL, Tornado April 2015, Washington, IL Tornado, Region 11 floods of 2011 working as a Deputy Planning Section Chief. Hurricane Sandy response to Suffolk County Long Island as part of a short team deployed from Illinois. Served on several IMT functions for the University Of Illinois Fire Service Fire College and for the Illinois Special Operations Team Validation exercises. Currently credentialed as a Type 2 Incident Commander, Type 2 Safety Officer, Type 2 Operations Section Chief, Type 2 Planning Section Chief and Emergency Operations Center Director. Most recent operations include Operations Section Chief for IEMA COVID -19 response, Serving as a Unfied Area Commander and Situation Unit Leader for the Civil Unrest for the Brionna Taylor actions and the 2020 Elections.Liaison and Planning Section Chief during the Southwest Immgrant incident.
Education
Waubonsee Community College
AS
1982 — 1985
FEMA Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP). Advanced Academy
Graduate of the FEMA Advance Academy Emergency Management Professional Program
2018
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
BS
1986 — 1988
Northern Illinois University
Master degree
2010 — 2011
FEMA Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP). Advanced Academy
FEMA Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP). Advanced Academy
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