EPA Region 9 · USACE South Pacific Division
Emergency Response
Communications
From wildfire debris zones in Los Angeles to an industrial fire on the Tangipahoa River in Louisiana, effective emergency response communications demands the same things regardless of the incident: the ability to operate inside the perimeter, translate complex agency actions into clear public language, and produce broadcast-quality content under conditions that don't wait for ideal circumstances.
The work below spans deployments with both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division.
Smitty's Supply
Fire Response
Deployed to Louisiana following an industrial fire and hazardous materials release along the Tangipahoa River, producing field documentation and public communications as part of EPA's emergency response presence. The assignment required operating in an unfamiliar jurisdiction alongside state and parish emergency management partners, building a production workflow from scratch under active incident conditions.
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2025 Los Angeles
Wildfire Response
Deployed as Lead Videographer and field-wide AV Standards Lead during one of the most destructive wildfire events in California history. Operating inside the incident perimeter with EPA emergency response teams, the work set production standards adopted across the regional response operation — and produced content that reached audiences far beyond the agency's own channels.
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2025 Moss Landing
Battery Fire
Following the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility fire — one of the largest lithium-ion battery incidents on record — EPA Region 9 led a complex, multi-phase environmental response. The communications work produced for this incident includes a series of public service announcements explaining battery handling, transport, and disposal to a community with significant questions and concerns about the cleanup process.
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USACE South Pacific
Division Responds
As Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, the role demanded emergency communications fluency across an unusually broad range of incident types: wildfires, levee breaches, national security infrastructure, and emergency response coordination. I've deployed to multiple Northern California fire events and also assisted in communicating USACE's role in the COVID-19 response.
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