Michael J. Fagel, PhD., CEM - Aurora Safety

Aurora Safety was founded by Dr. Michael J. Fagel. He has over 30 years of broad based experience in a variety of fields relating to emergency management and business continuity with allied staff to assist in projects. Safety, Risk, Fire, EMS are all represented disciplines. Aurora Safety Services has the ability to do a comprehensive site safety, security and threat analysis of your facility.

Services

Aurora Safety provides the following services:

- Exercises

The Aurora Safety team has supported national and international exercises, table tops, full scale functional or hybrids.

We can craft a scenario for your city, County, State, and Nation. We have the ability to bring in our exercise design team that has worked numerous incidents in real life situations, presidentially declared disasters, International missions, Agricultural incidents, food borne terrorism as well a natural and man-made disasters.

Our team has taught for organizations that include: The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Louisiana State University, TEEX, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago, ASIS, NSC, CDC, US Army.

- Emergency Operations Planning

We are able to assist you in developing and implementing a unique plan thorough our process of interfacing with your key stakeholders and contractors to help fully implement the PROCESS of Emergency Planning in your facility. Our experts have been involved in all phases of: EOC Operations, Facility Design, Facility Review, Training, Exercises internationally and locally. We have the capability to serve a facility of 10, a town of 2,000, or a city, state or nation.

Our team has the years of experience to serve your needs, be they local, state, Federal, Corporate, School or University.

- Threat and Risk Assessments

Michael J. Fagel, PhD., CEM and Aurora Safety are able to assist your organization or facility in threat risk assessments, vulnerability and training. Our team includes former Secret Service, FBI and Military analysts that have worked in a broad range of venues and operations. We can enhance your security quotient by a thoughtful analysis to assist you.

- Homeland Security

All risk and all hazard planning have grown to encompass terrorism threats and response. Our mission is to help your organization/ agency/ facility is able to respond to key area to: Protect, Defend, Deter, Recover.

This all risk-all hazard approach is also served by Planning, Training, Exercises to enhance your Emergency Operations Plan.

Aurora Safety also offers support, training and assessment capabilities in the following areas:

• Safety - Emergency Response:
• - Field safety surveys
• - Facility safety analysis
• - Assessments
• - Training
• - Onsite vulnerability analysis
• - Facility threat analysis
• - On scene support
• - Crisis management
• - Plan review and design
• - Exercise development

• Security - Risk - Vulnerability:
• - Field assessments on a variety of subjects
• - Product integrity
• - Manufacturing
• - Staffing
• - Training
• - Vulnerability
• - Transportation
• - Food processing

• Regulatory Support:
• OSHA, DOT, USDA, DHS

• Expert Witness Services and Litigation Support:
• - Case reviews
• - Litigation support on safety matters
• - Expert witness service

• Disaster management:
• - WMD training
• - All hazards risk planning
• - EOC development and design
• - Assessments
• - Plan review
• - Emergency evacuation planning

Litigation Support Services

Aurora Safety has extensive experience in litigation guidance drawing from decades of experience in all phases of safety and emergency response and planning. We can provide guidance to professionals on a variety of topics. Effective evaluations regarding the many facets of the case will be discussed to provide the best level of professional service on a case by case basis. Dr. Michael J. Fagel provides specialized assistance in OSHA compliance assistance and training in disaster management, emergency response as well as occupational safety and health.

Areas of Expertise

• Accident
• Accident Analysis
• Accident Investigation
• Accident Prevention
• Accident Reconstruction
• Agriculture
• Construction Accidents
• Construction Safety
• Crisis Management
• Damages
• Domestic Preparedness
• Dot Compliance
• Emergency Management

• Evacuation Planning
• Food
• Investigation
• Law Firm Consulting
• Litigation
• Loss Prevention
• OSHA
• OSHA Construction
• OSHA Violations
• Premises Liability
• Premises Security
• Process Safety
• Property Management

• Research
• Risk Analysis
• Safety
• Safety Management
• Safety OSHA
• Security
• Security Management
• Security Negligence
• Strategic Planning
• Threats
• Transportation

Profile

Aurora Safety was founded by Michael J. Fagel who has over 30 years of broad based experience in a variety of fields relating to emergency management and business continuity and has allied staff to assist in a variety of projects. Safety, Risk, Fire, EMS are all represented disciplines.

Mike Fagel has spent nearly four decades in emergency response. He has been in all phases of public safety, law enforcement, emergency management, fire rescue, and emergency medical services. He has served the US Government at FEMA, the Department of Justice, Defense Department, Department of Energy and Department of Homeland Security. Also, he has been working world-wide on Emergency Management and safety missions. He has served as President of Region V, IAEM, as well as Vice-Chair of the Certified Emergency Managers Commission of IAEM. He has been a course developer for DHS as well as an instructor at several universities in their master’s programs. He also was EMS coordinator for the Fire rescue division in North Aurora, as well as serving as an officer in the local fire service.

Mike Fagel currently teaches industrial safety and emergency medical services at several college locations, as well as being a guest lecturer at various professional trade conferences throughout the country.

He was instrumental in helping the first red meat companies in the US earn the OSHA VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) recognition in 1992.

Michael J Fagel, PhD., CEM is listed with Dunn and Bradstreet DUNS # 129860214

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
• 541618- Management Consulting Services
• 541690- Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
• 921190- General Government Support
• 928110- National Security

CCR CAGE/NCAGE Code 3MSSO

The Aurora Safety team has taught for organizations that include:

• The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
• Louisiana State University
• TEEX
• Yale
• Johns Hopkins
• Harvard
• Yale
• University of Chicago
• ASIS
• NSC
• CDC

Consulting Practice

All States

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