Alan Dennis Vickery
Assistant Chief of Risk Management and Safety
Seattle (WA) Fire Department
A.D. Vickery, a 42-year veteran of the Seattle Fire Department, is currently the Assistant Chief of Risk Management and Safety, dealing with all aspects of the department in regards to risk management and safety including fires, hazardous materials, emergency medical services, special operations, and homeland security. He was previously Deputy Chief of Special Operations, responsible for all operational issues for the department, as well as specialty teams; the Hazardous Materials Unit, the Marine Firefighting Unit, the Technical Rescue Unit, Emergency Preparedness, Metropolitan Medical Strike Team, Urban Search and Rescue, and Homeland Security Planning. Assistant Chief Vickery has served as a Firefighter/Paramedic, the head of the Fire Investigation Unit, and on both engine and ladder companies. He is recognized for his proactive role in preparing first responders to safely perform their jobs using the latest technology available.


DEPUTIES

Jay Hagen
Emergency Preparedness Officer
Seattle (WA) Fire Department
Captain Jay Hagen is the Emergency Preparedness Officer for the Seattle, Washington Fire Department. During his twenty year career as a first responder he has been assigned to the Operations, Fire Prevention, Training, and Administrative divisions. A 2002 graduate of the University of Montana, Jay has studied organizational communications and business management. In March 2006, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security and Defense from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he represented his classmates as president. Jay recently concluded a one year assignment as a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training, working in the technical assistance division. He began focusing on equipment and interoperability issues during this period. Jay returned to the Seattle Fire Department in August 2007 where he is responsible for homeland security and emergency preparedness activity.

David McBath,
Staff Inspector - Field Command
New York State Police
Staff Inspector McBath is a twenty-four year veteran in law enforcement, currently assigned to the Field Command (operations) section at New York State Police Headquarters. He assists executive staff in the management of uniform force activities statewide, including but not limited to the emergency management, special operations (SWAT), K9, bomb disposal and counterterrorism response programs. He has been certified as an emergency manager (CEM) by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) since 1993. He is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and sits on the IACP Homeland Security Committee. He has also served on the National Institute of Justice, Special Technical Committee for Law Enforcement CBRNE PPE Standards Development, and on the FEMA sponsored "NIMS Law Enforcement Workgroup for Resource Typing."