Kipling Mecum Email & Phone Number

Montrose, Co, Us

Montrose, Colorado

Note: The Emergency Management Solutions EMS) website has been temporarily suspended as a result of the failure of the web hosting agency not fulfilling its obligations. EMS continues to function and if you need the services of our Subject Matter Experts, please contact me - we will be happy to serve you. Emergency Management Solutions is a consortium of Subject Matter Experts covering all areas of Emergency Preparedness, Planning, Management, Mitigation, Response and Recovery. It can be found at www.emergmgmtsolutions.com on the Internet (see note above - we are currently looking at other internet options). Subject Matter Experts presented on this page are Kip Mecum, Matt Mecum, Todd Short, Larry Cunningham, Don Kelly, and Tom Roemer. Visit the webpage to learn more about each one of their areas of expertise. A brief summary:Kip Mecum - Development of Emergency Operations Plans, Exercise Scenarios, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, NIMSMatt Mecum - Active Shooter Response, Personal Safety Training, Firearms InstructionTodd Short - Development of Emergency Operations Plans, Exercise Scenarios, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, NIMS & ICSLarry Cunningham - Threat Assessment, Event Security, Executive Protection (former Secret Service - 20+ years)Don Kelly - Emergency Communications both public & private, Training for the Public Information OfficerTom Roemer - Cybersecurity, Network Protection

Louisian State University, Baton Rouge, La

Kip Mecum joined the adjunct faculty in the Academy of Counter Terrorism in the NCBRT at LSU in December 2008. The NCBRT is the largest agency within the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)funded by the Department of Homeland Security for the provision of emergency planning and preparedness training to qualifying agencies throughout the United States. Duties have included working with other faculty to present the “Campus Executive Seminar: Prevention of, Response to, and Recovery from Campus Emergencies” to college/university administrators at 35 different colleges and universities. Kip was assigned to work with other NCBRT staff on the “recertification” of this Department of Homeland Security (DHS) training course and was the primary author for modules 4 and 5 for the next three year period. Module 4 covers the importance of developing an emergency operations plan for the campus and the importance of conducting a mitigation plan and risk assessment survey. Module 5 discusses the important role that NIMS and ICS play within the framework of a campus response to an "all hazards" situation.

Montrose, Colorado

This is a private business that provides consulting services in the field of emergency response and preparedness to businesses, colleges, universities and K-12 districts (see next entry). Services include the review of existing emergency operation plans, development of new plans, consulting in the areas of emergency planning & preparedness, threat and risk assessment, mitigation strategies, emergency response, recovery and business continuity or continuity of operations planning. Presentations are made upon request in any of the aforementioned areas.

Mahomet, Illinois

Independent Senior Security Consultant preparing threat and vulnerability assessments and emergency operation plans for K-12 school districts. Consulting with SchoolSecure on matters related to their focal business of assisting school districts with the establishment and management of their emergency planning efforts consisting of the prevention of, response to, and recovery from crises that impact district operations.For 2 years following his retirement in 2008, Kip consulted for SchoolSecure, an organization that assisted K-12 school districts in the acquisition of REMS (Readiness in Emergency Management for Schools) grants from the U.S. Department of Education. During this time, he developed templates for the creation of individual school and district wide Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs). Additionally, he also developed templates for the completion of threat and vulnerability assessments. While working for SchoolSecure (in total), he authored over 150 emergency operations plans and threat and vulnerability assessments for the public school districts in Kenosha and West Allis-West Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the public school district in Decatur, Illinois.

Uiuc Division Of Public Safety

The Director of Emergency Planning is responsible to review, maintain, and recommend programs, policies, and issues related to the emergency response capability for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus. This includes representing the campus on various safety committees, local emergency response committees, community liaison activity, and coordinating and consulting with peers, supervisors and University administrators to assure an effective emergency response by the University in the event of an unforeseen emergency, natural disaster, or terrorist act.

The Director of Operations and Transportation Services is responsible to supervise, plan, direct, control and organize the activities of the Operations and Transportation Services unit within the Planning Construction and Maintenance Division (formerly the Operation and Maintenance Division) , comprised of Custodial, Grounds, Operating Engineers, Transportation Section, Garage and Carpool and Waste Transfer Station. This unit was broken up in a merger in the Spring of 2003. Prior to its reassignment it consisted of approximately 500 FTE’s and a budget of >$22 million. Individuals assigned to this unit were responsible for routine custodial service to all campus buildings, routine grounds maintenance, delivery of personnel, waste hauling, construction activities related to heavy equipment, carpool rental and maintenance of the University vehicle fleet totaling some 2000 pieces of equipment. This unit was a primary emergency responder to campus crises and solely responsible for campus snow removal efforts.