Training Management

Michael Klarman

East Haven, CT

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Emergency Service Instructor

Ct. Fire Academy and independent, per diem Emergency Service Instructor - Windsor Locks, CT

Delivered authoritative lectures at several colleges and universities throughout Connecticut

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Served as contract instructor for the National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD

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Taught campus and contract courses throughout the U.S.

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Co-authored National Fire Academy course "Advanced Life Support of Hazardous Material Incidents”

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Serves as a per diem Instructor for the Connecticut Fire Academy specializing in fire officer development and

training

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Has been certified to teach EMS, Hazardous Material Awareness, and Arson Investigation to police officers

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Trained 911 telecommunicators in crisis communication while representing Powerphone, Inc.

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Taught State of Vermont 911 operators to provide pre-arrival emergency medical instructions to crisis callers

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Conducted similar training for the United States Marine Corp troops stationed in Okinawa, Japan

Emergency Management Specialist

Yale-New Haven Health Systems - New Haven, CT - December 2008 to May 2012

Ensured hospitals and healthcare facilities comprising the YNHHS met the Connecticut Department of Public

Health requirements for terrorism preparedness as required by the federal government

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Acted as liaison and advisor to 14 other Connecticut hospitals to ensure the same terrorism requirements

imposed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health were attained

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Reviewed disaster response equipment (ex. decontamination equipment, respirators), and training records to

ensure proficiency in response to potential terrorist acts

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Following HSEEP (Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program), participated in and evaluated

several tabletop and functional exercises

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Served on the State of Connecticut Mass Fatality Task Force

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Assigned the lead to develop mass fatality plans for County of St. Louis, MO and 14 other counties in the

Missouri and Illinois geographical area. Project concluded with a tabletop exercise including participants from

each county

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Represented YNHHS; CEPDR in Joplin, MO following one of the most devastating tornados on record;

evaluated tornado’s effect on the healthcare system, systems recovery and subsequent functionality

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Developed educational seminar on the Joplin Disaster and delivered it at a statewide meeting of Connecticut

hospital emergency management officials

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Served on curriculum development team, authoring 3 training programs for the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) addressing the preparation, management, operation, and recovery required for

medically dependent individuals effected by a disaster

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

East Shore District Health Dept. - Branford, CT - June 2005 to December 2008

On a part time basis,

Developed plans needed by public health agencies to deal with the effects of bio-terrorist attack

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Created public health Incident Command System (ICS) and introduced the concept of a Unified Command

System

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Ensured supplies for immediate response to widespread public health emergencies were available, and

protocol to request, receive and distribute Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) was in place and workable

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Identified locations to be used to facilitate the emergency distribution of medications or immunizations in a

prescribed time frame

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Negotiated memorandums of understanding with individual(s) or organizations that controlled the facilities and

performed several functional exercises to ensure plans were viable

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Prepared plans for a pandemic influenza

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Wrote and secured grant to expand department’s Medical Reserve Corp (MRC)

Deputy Fire Chief in charge of field operations / Deputy Fire Marshal

Branford Fire Department - Branford, CT - December 1978 to October 2007

Responded to all incidents of significance (fire, EMS, Haz Mat, Rescue, etc.).

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Supervised department field operations and personnel (career and volunteer).

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Instituted Incident Command as required.

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Provided oversight to community 911 center

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Developed strategy to address 3 incident priorities: life safety, incident mitigation, and property conservation;

interacted with other officers, firefighters, and medics to establish tactics to support strategy.

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Ensured a consistent, coordinated approach to emergencies; reduced duplication of efforts and improved

safety of all involved

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On two occasions, at the departments request, served as Director of Training to bring department into

compliance with established OSHA standards. Conducted or supervised both classroom and practical training

for department members following NFPA and IFSTA standards as well as department SOP's. Developed an

extensive in-house training program for recently promoted officers ( covering department policies and SOP's,

labor related issues, discipline, ICS and command presence, strategy and tactics, etc.)

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Developed training budget and corrected issues that existed with volunteer FF pension plan

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Attempted through investigation, as required by Connecticut General Statutes, to determine origin and cause

of fires or explosions by securing and documenting the emergency scene, conducting interviews, and collecting

the evidence necessary to classify fire cause as accidental, incendiary, or undetermined

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In case of fire or explosion classified as incendiary in nature, worked with law enforcement agencies (local,

state, and federal) to identify individual or individuals responsible and bring them to justice

EDUCATION

Certifications in Emergency Services and Emergency Management

CT. Fire Academy, National Fire Academy, Center for Domestic Preparedness, University of New Mexico;

Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, added in-house and private training. - United States

1978 to 2013

High School Diploma and extensive training in Emergency Services and Emergency

Management

Eli Whitney Reg. Tech. Voc. High School - Hamden, CT

1972 to 1975

SKILLS

Skilled in Fire Suppression, EMS and Haz Mat Supervision. Fire Investigation, Terrorism Response and

Emergency Service Education. Also, various phases of Public Health and Healthcare Systems Emergency

Management

CERTIFICATIONS

Fire Officer II, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Investigator, Former EMS-Instructor and

EMT, Former CT. Certified Fire Marshal

Additional training history and certifications available on request. Including Train-the-Trainer certifications

PUBLICATIONS

Advanced Life Support of Hazardous Materials Incidents for the National Fire Academy.

1992

Professional Publications: Advanced Life Support for Hazardous Materials Incidents (Textbook, Workbook,

Lesson Plan, Power Point) M.S. Bogucki M.D., Ph.D, M.S. Klarman EMS-I, FSI and D. Costello EMT-P for the

National Fire Academy, Emmitsberg, MD.

In addition, while working for Yale-New Haven Health Systems, served on a curriculum development team

that developed three training programs for The Federal Emergency Management Agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Connecticut Emergency Medical Service Instructor of the Year (1991)

Major Carroll E. Shaw Award for Academic Excellence (CT Fire Marshals Association)

Connecticut State Police, Bureau of State Fire Marshal Award for Acaademic Excellence

State of Connecticut, Office of EMS (for Advancing EMS in State of CT)

Two Heroism Awards

Seven Commendations: Branford Fire and / or Police Department

Golden Deeds Award: Branford Exchange Club (Community Contributions)

State of Connecticut, Secretary of State Award (Years of Dedicated Service) State of Connecticut

Governors Proclamation (Service and Dedication to Duty)

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