Daryl D.

Sensenig
Areas of Specialty: Fire Service and Disaster Response Trainer, Consultant and S
ubject Matter Expert; Incident Management Team Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Respo
nse; Battalion Chief Anne Arundel County Fire Department (retired).
Summary of Experience:
My background encompasses over two decades of fire service leadership experience
spanning broad areas of responsibility including training, fire operations, eme
rgency management, disaster response, administration and finance, hazardous mate
rials, technical rescue, marine fire fighting, and other specialty teams. I earn
ed a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Bowie State University in 1994
. Continuing to serve our nation with an appointment within the United States De
partment of Health and Human Services to the Disaster Mortuary Operational Respo
nse Team (DMORT), with a special assignment to the Weapons of Mass Destruction (
WMD) unit, and have been in leadership positions for several mass fatally disast
er response and recovery efforts, including United Flight #93 after 9a"11 and Hu
rricane Katrina. I offer consulting and training services based on my unique and
varied background.
Work History:
Status: Self-employed consultant and trainer.
Sub-Contractor to BP for Deepwater Horizon Response, May 2010, to the present.
I am deployed to the Incident Command Post in Houma, LA for Incident Management
Team Support. Assigned to Operations Section as a Deputy Operations Section Chie
f (various shift assignments)
Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Department of Public Safety. 2009 to 2010
I was a Deputy Director of Public Safety. In this capacity I was the manager of
the Fire Training programs at the Public Safety Training Campus.
Self-employed as a consultant and instructor. 2007 to 2009
System Planning Corporation, TriData, Arlington, VA, Senior Research Analyst. 20
06 to 2007:
My position was as a senior analyst and Deputy Project manager. In this capacity
I conducted research studies in the fire service, CBRNE, all-hazards disaster
preparedness and response; the Major Fires Program of the NFA, fire service deli
very evaluations, major incident analyses and reporting; and health and safety s
tudies. My involvement was in the full course of the project from identifying RF
Pas to preparing bids to final presentations and publications.
Projects that I contributed to include:
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Regional CBRNE planning and Quaranti
ne Costs
Virginia Tech. Mass Homicide, Incident Review Panel
Oklahoma City, Norfolk, Va., Ocean City, New Jersey, I was an investigator/write
r for several of the Major Fires investigations for that National Fire Administr
ation. In that capacity he contributed to the Fire Service and Weather Emergenci
es and Hospital Preparedness for WMD Events reports. I was the lead writer for t
he Apex NC Chemical Plant Fire and Evacuation study.
D&L Enterprises, a Public Safety Training & Consulting Company, Odenton, MD, 200
5 to 2004:
Anne Arundel County Fire Department, Anne Arundel County, MD. 1984 to 2004:
The following positions were with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department unless
otherwise noted. Shift Commander, Battalion 1, 2004. Shift Commander, Battalion
4, 2004-2003. Division Commander, Special Operations Division, 2002-2000. Compa
ny Commander, Station 19, 2000-1999. Operations Officer, Emergency Management Bu
reau, 1999-1997. Project Officer, Certification Project, Training Division, 1997
-1994. Shift Supervisor, Station 17, 1994-1993. Shift Supervisor Communications
Division, 1993-1990. Fire Fighter/Materials Technician, Company 23, 1990-1987. F
ire Fighter Company Station 17, 1987-1985. Roving Fire Fighter, Battalion 2, 198
5. Recruit School, 1985-1984
Washington, DC Fire Department, Washington, DC, Firefighter. 1982 to 1984:
Professional Affiliations:
Department of Homeland Security, National Disaster Medical System, Disaster Mort
uary Operational Response Teams Region 3 and Weapons of Mass Destruction Team
Special Skills:
Retired Battalion Chief a" My retirement was effective in December 2004 as a Bat
talion Chief, after serving more than 20 years in the Anne Arundel County (Maryl
and) Fire Department. My career saw experience in a series of diverse assignment
s: fire fighter, hazardous materials team member, shift supervisor for the Commu
nications Division, Training Division Instructor, Operations Officer for the Eme
rgency Management Bureau, Special Operations Division Commander (which included
hazardous materials response) and as a Shift, Company, and Battalion Commander i
n the Fire & Rescue Operations Bureau.
Experienced ICS/NIMS Instructor for Federal Emergency Management Agencyas Emerge
ncy Management Institute. a"In 2002, I was selected as an adjunct instructor for
the EMI Incident Command Series Train-the Trainer program. In this capacity I w
as very active in the delivery of this program at the Emmitsburg Campus and off-
site. In FY-2003 and 2004, I was the also the Lead Instructor in the for first H
ospital Emergency Response Team B-461 (HERT) program at the Noble Training Campu
s in Alabama.
Fire Service and Emergency Management Trainer and Exercise planner- During my Fi
re Service and Public Safety Career, I have had first hand experience with plann
ing, designing, and delivering a variety of exercises at the County level in bot
h Maryland and Pennsylvania. These included mandated exercises as part of the Fe
deral Radiological Response Plans for Nuclear Power Plants, natural hazards such
as hurricanes and after 9/11, terrorism and WMD events. I recently provided exe
rcise support as a contractor for the EPA/FEMA Liberty Rad. Ex in Philadelphia,
as a facilitator and evaluator.
Fire and Emergency Services Consultant a" The TriData Division of System Plannin
g Corporation employed me as a Senior Research Analyst. In this capacity, I pre
pared proposals, responded to customer questions, conducted site visits and then
drafted reports. My reports provided guidance to state and municipal government
s to provide more effective and efficient public safety services.
Veteran Mass Fatality Incident Responder a"My service continues as a member of t
he U.S. Department of Homeland Securityas Disaster Mortuary Operational Response
Team (DMORT) and I have responded to events such as: cemetery floods in Tarboro
, NC as the result of Hurricane Floyd; and United Flight 93, Somerset, PA, in th
e aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Hurricane Katrina in both Louisia
na and Mississippi to perform forensic and victim identification services. DMOR
T also has a national Weapons of Mass Destruction Team and I have served in seve
ral leadership positions on those teams.
National Board for Fire Service Professional Qualifications and Maryland Fire Se
rvice Professional Qualifications Board a" I hold several professional certific
ations granted by an accredited review board that evaluated my experience, train
ing and education in comparison to the National Fire Prevention Association Prof
essional Qualifications Standards. My certifications are the highest that are av
ailable for a Fire Service Officer, Instructor and Hazardous Materials Incident
Commander.
Education:
Master of Arts, Administrative Management, Public Administration, Bowie State Un
iversity, 1994
Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Baltimore, 1986
Honors:
Outstanding Achievement Award, FEMA, Lead Instructor HERT B-461 Program
Volunteer of the Year, Region III DMORT National Disaster Medical System 2001
Anne Arundel County Fire Department Awards
Exemplary Performance Award for actions taken off duty (1993)
Two Individual Chiefas Awards for various projects and contributions to the Depa
rtment
Two Chiefas Awards for unit performance as the unitas supervisor
Three unit citations for unit performance as member of the unit
Campaign Ribbons for Hurricanes Floyd and Isabel
Selected Publications:
aQuarantine Facilities for Arriving Air Travelers: Identification of Planning Ne
eds and Costsa. TRB/ACRP, (co-author), June 2007.
aCaretakers of Heroes: Serving the Victims of Flight #93a, International Associa
tion of Emergency Managers Bulletin, November 2001
aEmergency Management, Proactive or Reactive?a Public Administration Times, Vol.
22 #3, March 1999
Contributing author, IFSTA Fire Service Instructor Text. 6th. Edition, July 1998
aBuilding an E.O.C. Support Team on a Shoe-String Budget,a International Associa
tion of Emergency Managers Bulletin, July 1997
Address and Telephone
301 Washington Street, Apartment 1221, Conshohocken, PA. 19428.
Phone 410-279-1065
Email: ds95fb0c@westpost.net