The Interagency Board (IAB) was formed in 1998 to meet the information demands concerning interoperability of public sector and Defense of Department resources during WMD events. Since its inception, the IAB has gown in scope to serve as an authoritative working group on "all hazards" equipment, standards, training and inter-operability and is currently funded by DoD, DHS, HHS, NIOSH, NIST and others.Douglas Wolfe became involved in the IAB in the Fall of 1998 and served as the Equipment Subgroup's State and Local Chair from 2005 - 2014 . This sub-group oversees the the management of the Standardized Equipment List (SEL) which is directly linked to the DHS Authorized Equipment List. In addition, the ESG identifies R & D projects of significant interest to the emergency response community and leverages opportunities for the development of nationally recognized standards. He continues to serve as an active member with the subgroup to this day.

President of this Florida based business. The mission of Response Technologies is to provide quality training/educational development, delivery and support services for Emergency Services Special Operations. Response Technologies specializes in ADDIE instructional program design and training program delivery and management. Additional services include Operational Readiness Evaluations program design and implementation, In 2008, Response Technologies developed the OReval(r). This data management template has been used by state and local agencies to evaluate the readiness and effectiveness of specialty teams such as hazardous materials, explosive device and emergency medical response assets. Customers include: The Meta Group, Remtec Services, Inc., The National Fire Academy, Community Research Associates (contractor for the FBI-HMRU training program development), SRS Technologies (Safety and Training for NASA), the Salt Lake Olympic Group (SLOG) and The Florida Division of Emergency Management, Florida State Fire Marshal and many others. Addition information can be found at www.responsetechnologies.com.

Adjunct faculty for numerous Hazardous Materials, Terrorism and EMS related programs. Subject Matter Expert and developer or co-developer for many of the facilities gold standard programs including:"Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents""Chemistry for Emergency Response""Emergency Medical Services: Special Operations""Emergency Medical Services: Management of Community Health Risks""Emeregncy Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations"

Douglas E. Wolfe – spent twenty-seven of his twenty-nine years in the fire service in hazardous materials and special operations with the Sarasota County (Florida) Fire Department where he served as their Special Operations and Domestic Preparedness Program Manager. In the early 1990’s Douglas was trained by the OSHA Training Institute in the concepts of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and Safety Program Management and served on his department’s safety committee. During this involvement, he implemented many of the safety programs and policies that are still protecting their firefighters today. As a Paramedic/HazMat Technician Douglas came up through the ranks as a with Sarasota County Fire Department. He went on to teach at the National Fire Academy (NFA) starting in 1994 as well as served as a Training/Safety Officer with SCFD for 6 years. In 2004, he returned to the line to continue working in a Special Operations at tactical and field command level until his retirement in February of 2013. He continues to serve the Sarasota County Fire Department and the citizens of his community as as a volunteer with the organization as a "Technical Specialist - Special Operations".

During my tenure with the Florida SERC Hazardous Materials Training Task Force I faciltated or participated in the development of numerous model reponse proceedures and management programs. Some of the noteable items include the development of:- Florida Public Sector Hazardous Materials Training Guidelines- Florida Hazardous Materials Team Assessment Methodology- Statwide awareness and operations level hazardous materials training programs- Florida Model Protocols for Hazardous Materials Treatment Part 1: System Description and Part 2: Medical Protocols for field treatment of exposure to hazardous materials- Statewide Model Procedures for Hazardous Materials Technician Medical Surveillance