Fire and Emergency Medical Services Expert
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- Company: Evidence Solutions, Inc.
- Phone: (866) 795-7166
- Website: www.EvidenceSolutions.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Fire and Emergency Medical ServicesKeywords/Search Terms:
Fire Department Operation, Firefighter Standard of Care, Fire Prevention, Fire Dept Policy & Practices, Hydrant Operation, After Action Review, Fire Dept Training, EMS Standard of Care, Paramedic Standard of Care, Disaster Management & Response, HAZMAT Response, Negligent Response, EMS Vehicle Accidents, Workers CompEducation:
BAS, Public Safety Administration , ; A.S, Emergency Medical Services , Central Florida Community CollegeYears in Practice:
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Robert W. Graff Jr. is a Fire and Emergency Medical Services expert with over 30 years of experience in Fire Operations, Emergency Medical Services, Technical Rescue, Hazardous Materials Response, and Public Safety Administration. His areas of expertise include Fire Department Policies and Practices, Fire and EMS Response, and Firefighter and Paramedic Standards of Care. Robert is widely recognized for his operational leadership, disaster response experience, and extensive work helping fire departments and emergency service agencies improve emergency response capabilities and public safety outcomes. Robert currently serves as Deputy Chief of Operations for Marion County Fire Rescue in Florida, where he oversees more than 800 personnel operating from 29 career fire and EMS stations serving approximately 420,000 residents. He also serves as a Florida ESF-4/9 Incident Support Team Leader and as Program Manager and Task Force Leader for Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 8. Throughout his career, he has led or supported responses to major disasters, including the Surfside condominium collapse and numerous statewide emergency response operations. In addition to his operational leadership, Robert serves as a Senior Consultant and Project Manager with Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCI), where he has conducted staffing studies, standards of cover evaluations, strategic plans, deployment analyses, and organizational assessments for fire and EMS agencies throughout the United States. He is also a nationally recognized instructor in fire service operations, emergency medical services, incident command, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, emergency management, and public safety administration. Today, Robert serves as a Fire & Emergency Medical Services Expert with Evidence Solutions, Inc., leveraging his operational, consulting, and instructional experience to assist attorneys in matters involving emergency response operations, incident command, firefighter and paramedic standards of care, departmental policies, municipal liability, and compliance with recognized industry standards.