Kristna King
District Heights,MD
Summary
Experienced Emergency Management Specialist with over 15 years of expertise in emergency and disaster response and crisis management. Proven track record in coordinating multi-agency responses to natural and man-made disasters, developing comprehensive emergency plans and conducting community outreach and educational programs. Committed to safeguarding communities and minimizing the impact of emergencies through proactive planning and effective response strategies.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Management Specialist
Arlington County Government
Arlington, VA
02.2023 - Current
- Planning and participating in exercises to gauge ESF 6 preparedness and response capabilities, and making improvements to plans, policies, and procedures.
- During a planned emergency activation, reporting to the Emergency Operations Center and determining ESF 6 priorities and strategies in coordination with internal/external partners to meet community needs.
- Support evacuation and recovery efforts.
- Developing, planning and maintaining emergency operations plans that provide frameworks for opening, operating, and demobilizing facilities such as congregate emergency shelters and family assistance centers and understanding/operationalizing the local ESF 6 role in regional plans.
Watch Desk Manager
Arlington County Government
Arlington, VA
03.2019 - 02.2023
- Directing the work of the Watch Officers, preparing reports, maintaining files, and conducting performance appraisals.
- Motivating, training, evaluating, counseling, disciplining and scheduling the Watch Officers.
- Monitoring emergency communications from multiple sources and sending notifications using multiple alerting systems, to include local and national media, and other local, state and federal systems.
- Recognizing and analyzing impact of incidents and assisting the Emergency Management department with coordinating and deploying the County's emergency response.
- Reviewing, recommending, and implementing standard operational policies, procedures and guidelines to support emergency preparedness.
- Developing and maintaining close working relationships with Police and Fire supervisory personnel, and other County agencies to promote communication and emergency message dissemination and exchange.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL05-2006
Skills
- Contingency Planning
- Public Safety
- Evacuation Procedures
- Interagency collaboration
- Crisis Management
- Emergency planning
- Emergency Operations
- Incident Command
- Emergency Response Coordination
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- Aviation Disaster Response
- Strategic Planning
- Partnership Development
- Adaptability and Flexibility
Certification
- ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
- Crisis Intervention Team
Timeline
Emergency Management Specialist
Arlington County Government
02.2023 - Current
Watch Desk Manager
Arlington County Government
03.2019 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida
- ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
- Crisis Intervention Team
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