Michael F Fitzgerald
Jarupa Valley
Summary
Dynamic and accomplished former Lieutenant with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, skilled in Incident Command Systems and emergency response training. Proven ability to lead teams under pressure, authoring comprehensive emergency plans and enhancing facility safety protocols. A dedicated FEMA instructor with a strong foundation in crisis management and relationship building.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Officer Specialist (Correctional Officer)
Bureau of Prisons
Los Angeles
04.2018 - 04.2022
- Motivated younger staff and peers in team building and team support during emergency responses.
- Trained peers and new Officers in tiered response tactics to prevent hostile takeover of correctional facility or prison housing units.
- Assembled staff for training regimen of the shift, passing down a legacy of institutional knowledge of critical infrastructure.
- Monitored entry and exit traffic of facility ensuring zero contraband was introduced, using large x ray machines and manual searching.
- Accounted for all outside agencies and K9 teams, entering and exiting facility.
- RETIRED
Lieutenant
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Los Angeles
12.2006 - 04.2018
- Trained all staff of facility for Incident Command System 400.
- Collected all data required and fulfilled court orders that were prosecuted by many law enforcement agencies.
- Developed a Command System module for the major facility within the federal campus. Meeting regularly with command system personnel identifying locations of all emergency apparatus for 18 contingency plans and incident action plans.
- Authored 18 Incident Action Plans partnering with agency emergency plans, updated annually.
- Authored all agency emergency plans for the Metropolitan Detention Center.
- Trained all staff of facility and on all shifts how to respond to a variety of emergencies, saving lives in real time.
- Investigated crimes within a Federal Correctional facility, forwarding preliminary investigations to the FBI.
- Voluntarily resigned, awarded custody of my Son.
Lieutenant
Bureau of Prison
Florence
06.2003 - 12.2006
- Supervised Maximum Security Penitentiary, creating bonds with staff and management for the sole purpose of team building.
- Trained staff in all of the 18 agency contingency plans.
- Practiced on all shifts the Penitentiary emergency plans, maintaining team building and effective management of staff during crisis.
- Responded to incredible scenes of human savagery and blood, containing the crisis incidents under incredible stress isolating crime scenes while accounting for all responders and locking facility down accounting for all inmates.
- Coordinated with law enforcement agencies and medical entities moving terrorists outside of the secure confines of the facility.
- Responded to an escape attempt, quickly isolating and defending the secure facility of further compromise.
Correctional Officer
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
Terminal Island
03.1997 - 06.2003
- Monitored and patrolled prison yard observing inmates and interacting with the inmate population successfully building professional relationships with inmates to successfully accomplish tasks I assigned.
- Responded to medical emergencies rendering life safety measures.
- Inspected the prison for any compromise of the facility.
Education
Armed Security Guard -
Bureau of Security, Investigative Services
Los Angeles01.2023
Certificate - Federal Law Enforcement, Federal Correctional Ocer
DOJ Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Certifacts : T4T 400, ICS, 00547,00546, 00100,E449, Advanced 400, ICS 300,800,100FWA, 100LEB, 00909,00200,00700,0010 SCA,00907 Active shooter
Federal Emergency Management
Washington D.CSkills
- FEMA instructor
- ICS 400
- DOJ
- BOP
- Battle Buddy
- Instructor of Emergency Plans
- Licensed and insured BSIS Armed Security Guard
- California
- Retired Federal Law Officer
- LEOSS
- Honorable Discharge
- United States Marine Corps
Awards
- Counterterrorism FBI (5) Special Acts of Valor and surveillance, DOJ BOP.
- Agency High shooter.
- Introduced and maintained emergency database of emergency supplies and stockpiling.
- Introduced and maintained emergency recall system.
- Uphold position as Incident Commander for all emergencies on shifts where I was shift Lieutenant.
- Bonded by FEMA Workgroup 9 as Federal Emergency Manager, for Greater Los Angeles.
- Lead all staff of all shifts in a wide range of responsibilities during incident containment and isolated crime scenes.
Timeline
Senior Officer Specialist (Correctional Officer)
Bureau of Prisons
04.2018 - 04.2022
Lieutenant
Federal Bureau of Prisons
12.2006 - 04.2018
Lieutenant
Bureau of Prison
06.2003 - 12.2006
Correctional Officer
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
03.1997 - 06.2003
Armed Security Guard -
Bureau of Security, Investigative Services
Certificate - Federal Law Enforcement, Federal Correctional Ocer
DOJ Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Certifacts : T4T 400, ICS, 00547,00546, 00100,E449, Advanced 400, ICS 300,800,100FWA, 100LEB, 00909,00200,00700,0010 SCA,00907 Active shooter
Federal Emergency Management
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