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Richard H. Stilp, RN, FPEM, MA, MEP
416 Terrace Drive
Oviedo, Florida 32765
407 342-5306
ff.medic@hotmail.com
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Formal Education
1996 Master of Arts Degree in Management from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.
1994 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management and Business from National Louis University, College of
Management and Business, Tampa, Florida.
1987 Associate of Science Degree in Nursing, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida.
1984 Associate of Arts Degree, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida.
Certificates and Licensures
2015 FEMA, Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP)
2013 Florida Professional Emergency Manager (FPEM)
2013 Master Instructor, Level 1, Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA)
2012 FEMA Incident Command Instructor
2006 Florida State Fire Instructor III
2004 Certified Hazard Control Manager, Board of Certified Healthcare Safety Management (retired)
1999 Certified Healthcare Safety Professional, Board of Certified Healthcare Safety Management (retired)
1994 Certified as Hazardous Materials Master Trainer for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health, NIOSH.
1987 Registered Nurse, State of Florida, Board of Nursing.
1979 Florida Registry for Paramedic (retired)
1977 Florida Registry for Emergency Medical Technician (retired)
1976 Florida State Fire Standards #4557.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2012 – Current UASI Region 5 HazMat Coordinator, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
2014 – Current Adjunct Instructor and new course development for Valencia College, Fire Officer Program
2013 – 2014 Shared time at the Regional Fusion Center, Central Florida Intelligence Exchange (CFIX).
Performed duties as the Hazardous Materials Analyst for Regional, State, and National
Incidents
2006 – 2012 Executive Director, Central Florida Fire Academy
2005 – 2006 President, Emergency Management Systems, Inc. Independent Contracting Consultant.
1999 – 2005 Corporate Director of Safety/Security for Orlando Regional Healthcare a six-hospital
system employing 13,000 employees.
1976 - 1999 Orlando Fire Department, retired after 23 years of service, 370-person department.
Retired as District Chief, Operations.
1988 - 1993 Winter Haven Hospital, part time employment as emergency department Registered
Nurse.
1986 - 1987 West Orange Hospital, part time employment as emergency department Registered Nurse.
1984-1988 Valencia Community College, part time employment
 Emergency Medical Technician instructor
 Paramedic Instructor

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CONSULTIVE
2015 Developed the Florida State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) hazardous
materials training guidelines for Florida; a total of 27 different guidelines and in addition,
developed the Technician Certification Task Book and the Refresher Competencies
recording tool. These have all been adopted by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office
and have become the referenced guidelines in the State Administrative Code 69A-37.065.
2013 Assist the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) in the development of an
Emergency Management Certification for Healthcare.
2003 Subcommittee to develop the Florida State Hospital Response Plan and Co-Chairing the
Committee on the Regional Hospital Response Plan.
2003 Chair the Hospital Staff Core Competency Committee to the Florida State Working Group
and wrote the Recommended Hospital Staff Core Competencies for Disaster
Preparedness, in conjunction with Florida Hospital Association.
2001 State of Florida, Terrorism State Working Group, Health/Medical and Training
subcommittees.
1997 - 2001 U.S. Department of Justice,
• National Domestic Preparedness Office’s State and Local Advisory Group
• Member of the Stakeholders Committee
• Planning committee of TOPOFF exercise
• Member of the Office of Justice Programs, grant review team
1995 - 2000 National Fire Academy, Federal Emergency Management Association, terrorism and
hazardous materials training programs development and review.
1997 - 1999 National Terrorism Institute, various terrorism training programs presentation and review.
1994 - 1999 International Association of Firefighters, hazardous materials response training program,
national instructor.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (Past and Present)
Present
 Vice-Chair of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Currently serving as Chair because of the
resignation of the current Chair. Have been associated with the LEPC since 1995.
 Member of the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA)
 Member of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
 Member of the Central Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association
 Member of the International Fire Chiefs’ Association
Past
 Appointed by the Department of Justice to the Stakeholders forum to review and discuss the emergency
response needs concerning terrorism in the United States, Washington, D.C.
 Appointed to the advisory committee for the National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO), Washington, D.C.
 Member of the committee formed through the Rocky Mountain Poison Control to develop national protocols for
prehospital and hospital treatment of patients injured from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
 Advisory member to the State of Florida, State Working Group.
 Member of Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association
 Member of Region, 5 Regional Domestic Security Task Force.
WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
2015 Completed the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Hazardous Materials Technician
Competency check off (Task Book), Refresher check off, and Training Guidelines for Awareness,
Operations, Technician, Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Public Health/Hospitals, and Public Works.

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2015 Professional presentations at the International Hazardous Materials Conference in Baltimore and
scheduled to present at the Hot Zone Conference in Houston
2015 Republishing both the 4
th
edition of the Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders and the
3
rd
edition of the Hazardous Materials Field guide under Red Hat Publications.
2015 Professional presentations at the Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium in Daytona Beach
Florida, in conjunction with Fire Rescue East.
2014 Published an article “The Dangers of Hydrogen Based Experimental Fuels” in Fire Engineering
Magazine, November 2014 edition.
2014 Professional presentations at the International Hazardous Materials Conference in Baltimore, the
Hot Zone Conference in Houston, and the HazMat Symposium in Daytona.
2010 Co-Author of the Florida State Toxicology, Hazardous Materials Exposure Protocols
2008 Completed 3
nd
edition of the Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders (THOR), Delmar
Publishing
2005 Chaired the committee that produced the Florida State Recommended Hospital Core
Competencies for Disaster Preparedness
2002 Completed 2
nd
edition to the Hazardous Materials Field Guide, Delmar Publishing
2002 Completed 2
nd
edition of the Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders (THOR), Delmar
Publishing
2002 Authored Citizens Guide to Terrorism Preparedness, published by Delmar Publishing Company
April 2002.
2001 Authored a two part series on terrorism preparedness for Nursing Spectrum Magazine, published
December 2001 and January 2002.
1997-1998 Authored monthly articles for Emergency Service News, (fourteen months) Newburgh, N.Y.
1998 Co-authored Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders (THOR), Delmar Publishing
Company, August 1998. 2
nd
Edition published 12/03, with copyright 2004.
1997 Co-authored a hazardous materials quick reference, Hazardous Materials Field Guide, for
Emergency medical responders, published by Delmar Publishing Company, 1997
1995 Assisted in the reorganization and rewrite of the National Fire Academy’s Haz-Mat Toxicology
Class and am presently one of 18 faculty nationwide to teach the class.
1995 Co-authored a text/reference book Emergency Medical Response to Hazardous Materials
Incidents, Delmar Publishing Company, and November 1996
1992 Authored a chapter for Mosby Publications on Hazardous Materials Considerations for
Emergency Medical Technicians.
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