DAVID CRISP

Public Assistance Coordinator/Senior Planner

Prior to joining DSI, David Crisp served as the Planning and Information Section Chief with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Mr. Crisp is a planning and information professional with 38 years of experience in the emergency management discipline. While working in North Carolina, Mr. Crisp managed program responsibilities that included the development and maintenance of the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), review and approval of county CEMPs, remodeling of the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the establishment of the Division’s first Information Technology Unit and enhanced use of technologies (response management, resource support, and map based information support) in the State EOC, implementation of SARA/Title III Hazardous Materials program, Radiological Emergency Preparedness program, Hurricane Evacuation Studies and preparation, and implementation of the Integrated Flood Observing and Warning. While with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Mr. Crisp served as the Planning Section Chief with similar responsibilities as in North Carolina. Mr. Crisp was responsible for producing the incident action plans during the activation of the State EOC. In addition, he conducted training and exercises, the initial Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Certification, Hurricane Evacuation Studies and preparation, and post 911 Homeland Security program development. Mr. Crisp was a certified Level 3 Planning Section Chief with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition to operational responsibilities, Mr. Crisp was part of the team that developed Regional Support Plans for Region IV States, New Madrid Earthquake Plan, and the Region IV procedure in support of the evacuation of New Orleans.

Mr. Crisp has a proven ability to successfully analyze and assess EOC and Field Operations including the development of supporting budgets and time line formulation. During his tenure with the States of North Carolina and Florida, he implemented or modified the Emergency Support Function and Incident Management Systems concepts into EOC operations. Mr. Crisp has also been part of Active Shooter training and exercises in northern Florida over the past three years. Throughout his career, Mr. Crisp has worked large scale disasters such as the Flooding in Western North Carolina; Hurricane Hugo; Hurricane Andrew; Hurricanes Bertha and Fran; the 1998 Florida Fires; back-to-back Hurricanes Charlie, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne; Atlanta and North Georgia Floods; and Catastrophic Tornadoes of 2011.