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Senior Chief Damage Controlman Alex Partida, the deputy emergency manager for NAS Kingsville, was recognized in a Sept. 19 ceremony as a Certified Navy Emergency Manager.
Partida is only the second enlisted sailor to receive the certification under a program established by the Navy in January 2017.
Dave Yeager, NASK’s civilian emergency manager, was the first person certified under the program, accomplishing it in December 2017.
“When I first got here in August 2018, Dave challenged me to have this as a goal,” Partida said.
“It was achievable and I wanted to add value, flexibility and depth to our team.”
Partida’s achievement makes NAS Kingsville the only base in the Navy with an emergency operations center currently manned by two certified emergency managers.
Certification requirements include experience as an emergency manager, multiple training certificates and advanced training.
Certification guidelines are stringent and certification is good for five years.
Emergency managers plan for emergencies and coordinate responses to emergencies, with a focus on ensuring those responding to an emergency have the necessary resources and support.
They also need to ensure accurate, timely information is provided to commanders, internal audiences and the public, as appropriate.
During a major emergency, that can mean days or even weeks of continuous operation by the emergency operation center, with extensive coordination with civilian counterpart agencies.
“Most emergency managers are only famous when they fail,” Yeager said.
Having a second certified emergency manager means the air station continues to have a highly qualified person if the other is on leave or sent to another assignment, Yeager said.
Yeager got into emergency management late in his 28-year active duty career as a Navy master-at-arms and became a civilian emergency manager when he retired in 2006.
Although this is Partida’s first assignment as an emergency manager, he’s contemplating taking a similar path.
“My next goal is to complete my bachelor’s degree in emergency management,” he said.
| Date Taken: | 09.26.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 10.02.2019 15:32 |
| Story ID: | 345462 |
| Location: | KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, US |
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