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Providers of
effective & efficient guidance & ideas for US Army Fire & Emergency
Services since 1996
S. Thomas Harrell & Associates, LLC specialize in
composing and designing an installation specific Installation Community Risk
Assessment/Standard of Cover (CRA/SOC) document mandated withinArmy Regulation
(AR) 420-5that integrates probability and consequence based on current and
historical data.
The CRA/SOC are essential components of the
Army s risk management strategy. They help in identifying and categorizing
hazards, setting performance standards, service delivery standards for
emergency responses,determine optimal apparatus, staffing patterns, training
requirements and life safety issues within the installation. The CRA/SOC are
instrumental in fortifying Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) overall
efficacy and ensuring a proactive stance on installation safety and emergency
response.
It shall be conducted following requirements
within AR420-5, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and using
practices and principles contained within the latest version of the Center for
Public Safety Excellence, AR 385-10 and Army Pamphlet 385-30 "Risk
Management".
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Thomas Harrell & Associates LLC utilize a team of highly experienced
individuals with over 100 years of combined fire protection and prevention
experience and expertise who provide a third-party analysis of F&ES. These
individuals are subject matter experts in numerous US Army Fire & Emergency
Services responsibilities such as operational firefighting, technical rescue,
fire prevention, airfield rescue firefighting, wildland firefighting, fire
supervision and senior level management among other responsibilities. This
experience and expertise, gained while serving in positions ranging from
firefighter to fire officer to mid-level management as well as Fire Chief at
various US Army installations in CONUS as well as OCONUS, provides a
broad-based skill set. S. Thomas Harrell also has experience serving as Fire
Protection Specialist at US Army Forces Command and can analyze staffing issues
the Commander faces daily.
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Thomas Harrell & Associates, LLC subject matter
experts have been providing consulting services to the US Army Fire and
Emergency Services since 1996. Their senior management expertise excels in the
establishment of requirements or validation of existing requirements,
identification of levels of risk and management assistance.
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Thomas Harrell & Associates, LLC partners with TC Oldham Consulting to provide the extensive analysis required
to research data entered within the National Fire Incident Reporting System
(NFIRS), NFPA standards, the probability and severity of emergency incidents to
include structure fires, airfield/aircraft incidents, wildland fires,
non-transport emergency medical incidents, HAZ-Mat incidents, technical rescue
incidents, other emergency situations occurring within the installation, mutual
aid resources, occupancy vulnerability assessment profile or OVAP score for
selected structures, and fire prevention inspection and fire education
training.
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Thomas Harrell & Associates, LLC also provide an independent third-party
service for the US Army Fire & Emergency Services Program Assessment or
FESPA. This assessment is directed by Department of Defense Instruction 6055.06
and AR 420-5 to be accomplished tri-annually and is designed to provide a
comprehensive review of the organization s hands-on delivery of emergency
services.
For more information please email Tom
Harrell or call him at (706) 340-4229