Patrick “Rick” LaValla
- Biography
Curriculum
Vitae - Books
Rick LaValla is co-founder and Principal for All
Hands Consulting. Rick has 31 years experience in emergency
management, disaster response and search and rescue.
He worked for 14 years for the Washington State Department
of Emergency Management. Job titles and functions included:
Director, Puget Sound Earthquake Preparedness/Planning Project;
Director of Washington State's planning and response to the
Mt. St. Helens Disaster; Deputy Director; Operations Manager;
and Search and Rescue Coordinator/Assistant Director for Operations.
In 1978, Rick founded ERI International and left government
service in 1984 to direct the development of ERI products
and services. Since 1985 Rick has worked for state agencies,
federal agencies, local governments, emergency response organizations,
foreign countries, and corporations, assisting and directing
the development of emergency management programs, hazard vulnerability
and risk assessments, mitigation plans, comprehensive emergency
management programs, emergency operation center designs, hazard
specific response plans, training and education programs,
recovery plans, and other related services.
 Rick
has authored, co-authored, or edited over 40 training manuals
and books covering a full spectrum of subjects in emergency
management, disaster planning, and emergency response.
He has also assisted state and local governments with designing
and implementing emergency management programs, disaster plans
and exercises.
Rick participated in numerous state and federal
disaster research projects to find practical disaster planning
strategies to maximize the use and benefits of a community
disaster plans during emergencies; participated in a Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) "model systems project"
to determine the best approaches to local, state, and federal
emergency plan coordination; pioneered "let's break the mold
for disaster planning and plan writing" courses for the National
Coordinating Council for Emergency Management and for state
emergency management groups.
Rick developed FEMA's "Capability Assessment for
Readiness (CAR)" program that describes the characteristics
and "best practices" for emergency preparedness and planning
processes and activities. He also developed a “New State
Director’s Orientation Program” for the National Emergency
Management Association and FEMA; and produced "best practices"
texts and training programs for emergency management, disaster
response, emergency preparedness, search and rescue, and survival.
Rick continues to play a major role in the development
and dissemination of new and innovative training materials
and programs throughout the world on all phases of comprehensive
emergency management. He is currently support the VA COOP
project and helping a number of local communities develop
comprehensive emergency management programs.
Rick holds a B.A., University of Puget Sound,
1971 and is a graduate of numerous professional state, regional,
federal emergency management schools.
Books
Blueprint For Community Emergency Management:
A Text For Managing Emergency Operations
Instructor Guide For Managing Emergency Operations
Instructor Kit For Managing Emergency Operations.
Establishing a Community Damage Assessment Program
and Procedures
Community Emergency Management: Program Development
and Strategies
Managing Field Operations: An Introduction To
Incident Management.
A Blueprint For Community Incident Management
(Making ICS) Work In Disaster Conditions)
Incident Command System Student Text, Instructor
Guide, And Instructor Kit
School Disaster Planning
Disaster Planning Manual: How To Write A Community
Disaster Coordination Plan
Exercise Planning And Evaluation
Emergency Preparedness: A Business And Industry
Disaster Planning Manual (A Corporate Facility Guide On How
To
Do It)
Emergency Planning, A Guide For Business And Industry
Affiliations
International Association
of Emergency Managers
Board member, Pro Mundani - a not-for-profit
designed to educate the public in how to mitigate, prepare
for, respond to and recover from emergency situations
The All Hands Consulting Consortium
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