Warren George Bridson

About

Regional Director/Executive Director ,

Emergency Management Queensland Division, Queensland Department of Community Safety, Australia

Summary

Member - Australian Institute of Emergency Services
Member – National Competency Standards for Emergency Management
Member – Development Team (Understanding Emergency Risk Management Training Course
Qualified Trainer and Assessor in Disaster Management
(Certificate IV Workplace Training (Category Two))
Manage the response to the 2010-2011 flooding and cyclones
Manage the response during the flooding of the State Capital, Brisbane
Manage response to Cyclone Yasi and major flooding in South West Queensland in 2012
Establish a consulting business to provide response services to national, state and local governments, business and industry, agencies and community groups involved in disaster/emergency management
Establish comprehensive disaster risk management programming including risk management and mitigation strategies
Wrote guidelines for risk management in the Pacific Island Countries
Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management (CHARM) guidelines were adopted in the region by the various Island nations
Drafted the Queensland Guidelines for Cyclone Shelter Operations which included his findings from the USA and the experience he gained while managing the flooding and cyclones across Queensland in 2010 to 2012
Building resilience to disaster in the community, economy, infrastructure and the environment
Implement risk studies leading to Risk Management Planning and Mitigation Planning across Queensland and the Pacific Island Countries
Provide operational advice ranging from standard operating procedures to whole of government multi-agency response

Qualifications and credentials

English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

Work experience

Climate financing specialist

Knowledge management specialist

Community development specialist

Proposal writing/Report writing

Community trainer specialist

Capacity building specialist

Disaster Relief/Management specialist

Environmental and social safeguards specialist

Emergency Management Queensland Division, Queensland Department of Community Safety, Regional Director/Executive Director Operations/Assistant Director General, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane, Regional Director, Emergency Management and Response, Manage the response to the 2010-2011 flooding and cyclones Manage the response during the flooding of the State Capital, Brisbane Manage response to C, Queensland, Disaster Manager Leader, Disaster Risk Management, Establish comprehensive disaster risk management programming including risk management and mitigation strategies, Australia, Research/Co-Author, Guidelines for Risk Management in the Pacific Island Countries, Wrote guidelines for risk management in the Pacific Island Countries Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management (CHARM) guidelines were adopted in the r, Australia, Researcher/Writer, Queensland Guidelines for Cyclone Shelter Operations, Drafted the Queensland Guidelines for Cyclone Shelter Operations which included his findings from the USA and the experience he gained while managing , Australia, Disaster Management, Resilience to Disaster in Communities, Building resilience to disaster in the community, economy, infrastructure and the environment, Australia, Disaster Risk Management, Risk Management Planning ad Mitigation Planning, Implement risk studies leading to Risk Management Planning and Mitigation Planning across Queensland and the Pacific Island Countries, Australia, Disaster Operations, Operations Advice-Response Procedures, Provide operational advice ranging from standard operating procedures to whole of government multi-agency response