New York

New York City

10012

Citywide Interagency Coordinator, Lead Coordinator-Manhattan, UAS Pilot | Firefighter

New York City Emergency Management | FDNY

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), All Hazards Incident Management Teams Association (AHIMTA), International Emergency Drone Organization (IEDO)

Managing expectations and coordinating partnerships during disaster.

From first responder to field coordination and interagency management. Learning how to change hats and see your realm through a new lens.

When planning for the worst, think BIGGER.

"Make the ask." How an idea for a public/nonprofit partnership turned into an interagency life safety program.

Leading volunteers requires buy-in. If you don't have it, neither will they.

Doug Bainton is a full-time emergency management and disaster response operations professional in the public sector with over 18 years of experience in the public and non-profit disaster and incident management fields. Bainton has served in multiple strategic and tactical roles on numerous disaster deployments across the United States including, but not limited to: COVID in NYC, Hurricanes Katrina, Harvey, Irma and Maria, the 2007 Southern California Firestorms and the 2013 and 2014 Oklahoma tornadoes.

Bainton's formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Services Administration / Emergency Management from John Jay College and an Associate of Applied Science in Fire Protection Technology.

- Conceptualized, developed and executed a $4M fire and life safety program ("Get Alarmed NYC") between the American Red Cross of Greater New York and the FDNY. Get Alarmed NYC is the largest free fire safety education and smoke alarm installation program in the United States (as of 2021).
-Deputy Job Director and Director of Operations for the American Red Cross response to the 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the United States Virgin Islands.
-Past president of the non-profit FDNY Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) 2014-2019

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