Disaster Planning & Training
Preparation is the key to success. We can train your team today.
Our team of DRC Regional Managers provides training and planning exercises to help expedite response and recovery efforts during the aftermath of a disaster.
No one has more historic experience than DRC. Our staff is trained, motivated, and available to provide tabletop response exercises, joint debris management plan classes, FEMA eligibility workshops, and NIMS training.
TECHNICAL TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
DRC Emergency Services, LLC can help local government prepare for almost any contingency with confidence. DRC’s Director of Technical Assistance and Training, Tony Furr, provides ongoing education to DRC’s personnel and the jurisdictions we serve. He has delivered Debris Management training at the National Hurricane Conference, the Texas Emergency Managers Conference, and the Oklahoma Emergency Managers Conference and presided over the round table workshops hosted by the Disaster Recovery Contractors Association (DRCA) in FEMA Region VI.
DRC’s staff is highly trained to aid local governments with comprehensive planning and support. We are committed to helping our clients understand the principles of Emergency Management and have had overwhelming success providing training programs and pre-event planning workshops.
Mr. Furr and our Key Personnel are always available to provide the Jurisdiction with planning and training exercises. DRC will provide regular training and feedback sessions annually or on a more frequent basis to the Jurisdiction as a service at no additional cost. Typical workshops include:
Pre-Season Debris Response Readiness Workshop
Scenario-Based Tabletop Exercise
Debris Management Seminar
When requested, DRC can offer a “Regional Debris Readiness Workshop”
for smaller jurisdictions by inviting neighboring communities to a combined training session.
Tony Furr, Director of Technical Assistance and Training
Mr. Furr was the Region VI Debris Subject Matter Expert (SME) from 2013 – 2021 for FEMA and has served as the Infrastructure Branch Director (IBD), Emergency Management Specialist, Appeals Analyst, Procurement Specialist, and Trainer for over 100 federally declared disasters and emergencies. He is nationally known and recognized in the emergency management community and is highly knowledgeable about FEMA policies, procedures, and debris operations.
Mr. Furr was directly involved in the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) grant program since 2005 (Hurricane Katrina and Rita) through 2020 COVID-19 events, including Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Harvey. Mr. Furr’s knowledge and experience of the FEMA PA program is invaluable to both DRC Emergency Services and all clients while navigating the FEMA Disaster grants programs. Mr. Furr is also a FEMA trainer for Grants Management and Debris Management.
Tony Furr is one of the most knowledgeable people working in the debris management business with firsthand field experience managing major disasters and PA grants.
FEMA Certifications: ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-24, IS-632.a, IS-634, IS-800.b, IS-821, IS-00022, IS-00230, IS-00317, IS-00393.a, IS-00631, IS-00632, IS-00821, IS-1812
Other Certifications: National Wildlife Coordinative Group Certifications L-381 and L-480; E0193 Certified Appeal Analyst; Various field training, including CEF, Hazard Mitigation, PA Ops 1, PA Ops 2, and Debris; Project Management (Certified Project Manager (CPM) URS Corporation
