David Garcia
Summary
Public safety executive with extensive experience in emergency management and fire service leadership. Specializes in multi-agency coordination, operational readiness, and continuity planning. Recognized for strategic initiatives that bolster community safety and enhance organizational resilience.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Fire Chief – Emergency Management
City of Delray Beach Fire Rescue Department
Delray Beach
04.2010 - Current
- Provide executive leadership for the City’s emergency management and homeland security programs, overseeing preparedness, response, recovery, and continuity planning across all municipal departments.
- Managed emergency planning and operations for hurricanes, flooding, and large-scale city events to enhance community resilience and safety.
- Coordinated citywide emergency management efforts among departments and partner agencies to ensure cohesive response strategies.
- Direct Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations and support executive decision-making during disasters and major incidents.
- Manage development, maintenance, and exercise of Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) across municipal departments.
- Facilitated disaster preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives with county, state, and federal partners, including Florida Division of Emergency Management, to strengthen collaborative efforts.
- Serve in senior leadership roles on All-Hazards Incident Management Teams (Type 4).
- Provide executive briefings, situation reports, and operational recommendations to command staff and city leadership.
- Ensure compliance with NIMS and ICS doctrine to strengthen operational readiness and resilience.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Emergency Management, Fire Science
Columbia Southern University
12-2026
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Columbia Southern University
12-2025
Skills
- Incident command system
- Emergency planning expertise
- Disaster preparedness
- Operations continuity planning
- Response strategies
- Hazardous materials response
- Operations center management
- Multi-agency coordination
- Strategic emergency planning
- Emergency leadership
- Public safety leadership
- Incident command operations
- Resource allocation strategies
- Crisis communication
- Leadership capabilities
Certification
- Fire Officer IV – Florida State Fire Marshal
- Incident Safety Officer – Florida State Fire Marshal
- Instructor II – Florida State Fire Marshal
- State of Florida Credentialed Situation Unit Leader (SITL)
- CJIS Security and Privacy Certification
Specialized Training
- Emergency Management & Incident Command
- All-Hazards Incident Management Team Training (O-305)
- Planning Section Chief (L-958)
- Public Information Basic – National Disaster & Emergency Management University
- FDEM Situation Unit Leader Credentialed
- Technical Rescue & Fire Training
- Confined Space Technician
- Structural Collapse Operations Level
- Trench Rescue Technician
- Live Fire Training Instructor II
Timeline
Assistant Fire Chief – Emergency Management
City of Delray Beach Fire Rescue Department
04.2010 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Emergency Management, Fire Science
Columbia Southern University
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Columbia Southern University