William Wagner III, CEM

William is President and co-owner of Early Alert, Inc. and retired South Florida Fire Chief and Emergency Manager. He is a nationally recognized expert with more than thirty-five years’ experience in the fields of emergency management, business continuity, incident command, strategies and tactics, all hazard planning and training, public administration and project management. As a National Certified Emergency Manager, Mr. Wagner has developed, delivered and managed emergency management and business continuity services around the United States spanning for more than 35 years. His extensive experience in executive leadership and in the field responding to national disasters and incidents reflect his principal role in the industry. He served as Incident Commander for numerous large-scale incidents and disaster including Hurricanes George, Katrina, and Wilma in the Florida Keys and a recovery technician at the Value Jet disaster in the Florida Everglades. Most recently commanded and coordinated incident management support team deployments for 2017 Hurricane Harvey and Irma thought out South Florida and 2018 Hurricanes Florence and Michael.In addition to his appointment to the elite Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricane Liaison Team, Mr. Wagner also served on the International Association of Fire Chiefs - Emergency Management Committee - Sub-Committee for Education and Training. Additionally, he has served as an Emergency Management Coordinator for the Florida Keys and the County Coordinator for the Florida Disaster Response Plan. Mr. Wagner served as the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association: State Emergency Response Team - FEPA Liaison, former South Florida "RED" - State Incident Management Team as the IC or Operations Chief and a Member of the AHIMTA Interstate Incident Management Team Qualifications System (IIMTQS) Committee.Special awards include Fire Chief of the Year for Monroe County, Phoenix Award for Life Saving, Special Rescue Award, Firefighter of the Year Monroe County, FL., FEMA's Outstanding Achievement award for Region IV. and the National Hurricane Conference - Distinguished Service Award.