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Education
Skills
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE INCIDENT COMMAND EXPERIENCE
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EMILY COLLIER

Yellowknife

Summary

Operations professional prepared to drive operational success. Known for improving process efficiencies and supporting strategic initiatives. Strong collaborator with focus on achieving results and adapting to dynamic environments. Track record of successfully implementing strategies that align with organizational objectives.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Emergency Operations Coordinator

GNWT - Municipal and Community Affairs
05.2024 - Current
  • Lead emergency management planning for the GNWT, MACA, and other key emergency management partners to ensure that appropriate programs, plans, systems, policies and processes are in place to meet territorial and federal legislation and requirements for hazard monitoring, mitigation and prevention, planning, response and recovery.
  • Lead the development of public sector emergency management capacity in the NWT through the development and delivery of educational programs, training exercises and development of planning tools.
  • Serve as lead representative of the GNWT at Provincial/Territorial (P/T) and Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) emergency management forums.
  • Respond to major emergency events and incidents when they occur by coordinating and delivering emergency response programming.
  • Support the provision of information from the Emergency Management Division to the Deputy Minister and/or the Minister as applicable, by

Emergency Preparedness Planner

GNWT - Municipal and Community Affairs
09.2023 - 05.2024
  • Work with EMO staff, MACA regions, departments and other key emergency management partners to ensure that appropriate plans, systems, policies and processes are in place to meet territorial and federal legislation and requirements for emergency mitigation, planning, response and recovery.
  • Develop, maintain and monitor the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs Emergency Management plans, educational programs and tools, working in consultation with MACA regional staff and collaboration with Territorial emergency management officials.
  • Support community emergency preparedness through the development of education workshops and tools, training exercises, and planning tools.
  • Respond to major emergency events and incidents when they occur by coordinating and delivering emergency response programming.
  • Act on Behalf of the Director, Emergency Management during their absence.
  • Support the division, directorate and/or the minister through investigating and/or addressing issues, developing correspondence, writing briefing notes, developing submissions or position papers.

Regional Emergency Management Coordinator

GNWT - Municipal and Community Affairs
08.2022 - 09.2023
  • Maintains readiness within the Region for emergency response by coordinating and delivering emergency planning and preparedness programming to communities in the Region.
  • Responds to major emergency events and incidents when they occur by coordinating and delivering emergency response programming.
  • Supports communities in accessing and developing projects under federal and territorial emergency management-related programs.
  • 2 YEAR TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT

Safety and Training Coordinator

GNWT - Environment and Natural Resources
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Develops and implements a departmental training strategy
  • Coordinates and organizes special training courses, such as firearms instructors train-the-trainer, chemical immobilization of wildlife, workplace simulation standards, defensive tactics, investigative procedures, etc.
  • Develop and maintains training tools
  • Develops and implements departmental occupational health and safety management system
  • Develops and maintains a database of information on training and development activities to ensure qualifications and certification requirements are met.
  • Develops and maintains information on the job competencies and certification requirements of all ENR positions.
  • Researches and recommends alternative OH&S and training approaches to address specific needs.
  • Completes auditing processes for hazard and incident reporting to summarize leading and lagging indicators for the development and presentation of statistical reporting.
  • Assist, Field Support with administrative and financial functions relevant to OH&S and training programs through preparation of budgets, operational plans, maintaining spending authorities, initiating casual staffing actions, and supervising casual staff.
  • 1 YEAR TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT

Forest Fire Management Admin Clerk

GNWT- Environment and Natural Resources
05.2012 - 09.2021
  • Operate, maintain, and administer area base radio as a dispatcher
  • Act as a Financial Section Chief on an Incident Command Team for campaign fires
  • Travel to other provinces to assist in forest fire operations.
  • Update and maintain territorial database via EMBER software
  • SUMMER SEASONAL

Wildland Fire Finance Officer

GNWT- Environment and Natural Resources
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Responsible for wildland fire financial management and administrative support services for the fire operations program within the Forest Management Division.
  • Responsible for the implementation of operational programs, processes and procedures related to wildland fire finance, procurement, and information distribution.
  • Responsible for the EMBER fire information system
  • 8 MONTH TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT

Education

Associates Degree - Occupational Health and Safety

University of Fredericton
12.2022

High School Diploma - undefined

Mackenzie Mountain School
06.2011

Skills

  • Calm in high-stress environments
  • Flexible in dynamic environments
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office tools including VISIO
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Detail-oriented

Certification

  • ICS 100/200/300/420
  • ICS Finance Unit Leader
  • Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Certifications

-Principles of Fire Behaviour

-Understanding the Fire Weather Index System

-Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Predication System

-Wildland Fire Safety on the Fireline

  • ROC-A License
  • Class 4 NWT Drivers’ License
  • NWT Deputy Minister’s Special Recognition Award – Firefighter of the year 2017/2018 Season

EMERGENCY RESPONSE INCIDENT COMMAND EXPERIENCE

  • 2025 - Incident Commander - JMR Wildfire (August) - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2025 - Incident Commander - Tuktoyaktuk Storm Surge - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2025 - Incident Commander - Fort Providence Evacuation - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2025 - Incident Commander - Whati Evacuation - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2025 - Planning Section Chief - JMR Wildfire (May) - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2024 - Planning Section Chief - Fort Good Hope Evacuation - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2024 - Planning Section Chief - Fort Liard Wildfire - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2023 – Safety Officer - Yellowknife/Hay River/Fort Smith Evacuations - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2021 – Finance Section Chief - Sunny Lake Complex - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2021 – Finance Section Chief - Fort Simpson Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2021 – Situation Unit Leader - Flood Response - EMO Regional Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2020 – Situation Unit Leader - COVID-19 Response - EMO Territorial Emergency Coordination Centre
  • 2019 – Finance Section Chief - Slave Lake AB Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2018 – Radio Operator, Bak Lake Forward Attack Base ON - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2018 – Finance Section Chief - Fort Liard Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2017 – Time Unit Leader - Nazko BC Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2016 – Finance Section Chief - Fort Good Hope Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2013 – Finance Section Chief - Wrigley Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT
  • 2012 – Finance Section Chief - Enterprise Fire - NWT Wildfire IMT

Timeline

Emergency Operations Coordinator

GNWT - Municipal and Community Affairs
05.2024 - Current

Emergency Preparedness Planner

GNWT - Municipal and Community Affairs
09.2023 - 05.2024

Regional Emergency Management Coordinator

GNWT - Municipal and Community Affairs
08.2022 - 09.2023

Safety and Training Coordinator

GNWT - Environment and Natural Resources
08.2021 - 08.2022

Wildland Fire Finance Officer

GNWT- Environment and Natural Resources
09.2019 - 05.2020

Forest Fire Management Admin Clerk

GNWT- Environment and Natural Resources
05.2012 - 09.2021

High School Diploma - undefined

Mackenzie Mountain School

Associates Degree - Occupational Health and Safety

University of Fredericton

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