services
Mercalli's point of difference is the credibility of its consultants and the ability to customise solutions to your emergency context.
While we are happy to discuss any emergency management need and provide a quote for services, we typically provide:
customised and evidence-based training workshops
When an organisation demands a quality learning experience, Mercalli delivers with expert and dynamic facilitators. Our workshops are customised for each client and we use our post-graduate expertise to ensure they are evidence based. We simply do not do out of the box products - our clients are special and each deserves a unique focus. Click here for more information.
We provide expertise to review emergency plans, operations and exercises. Our operational experience in managing large-scale disasters, gives us unique insight into the potential effectiveness of any plan. Having developed emergency plans for United Nations and International Aid Agencies, clients can trust in the credibility of our work, and trust that we will enhance their ability to cope in a real emergency.
disaster response co-ordination
When disaster strikes, nothing beats an experienced co-ordinator. Our international experience with disaster response co-ordination is combined with post-graduate qualifications in emergency management, enabling Mercalli consultants to hit the ground running. If you need surge capacity, Mercalli Disaster Management Consulting has a range of networks to help your organisation meet the challenge.
assistance with recruitment and selection of emergency managers
If you are recruiting emergency management personnel, it is important you have independent advice on the suitability of applicants. With our extensive experience in emergency management practice and education, we can provide frank advice enabling you to employ the perfect people for these critical roles.
Rescue 3 Pacific is a division of Mercalli Disaster Management. We are the preferred training provider for the Pacific (SOPAC Countries, excluding New Zealand and Australia) and can offer the full certified range of Rescue 3 International courses including: technical rope rescue, swift-water rescue and technical animal rescue to instructor level. Click here for more information.
training and education programme advice
In former roles, Director Steve Glassey has been involved establishing and reviewing national and international training and development frameworks from certificate to post-graduate level. If your organisation is considering professional development frameworks for emergency management, contact us for specialist advice.
Director Steve Glassey has been an expert presenter on a range of media networks, including One News (TVNZ), Breakfast (TVNZ), 3 News (TV3) and many radio and print media outlets. When media seek frank and impartial advice on emergency management issues and controversies, they often turn to Mercalli Disaster Management Consulting.
previously delivered projects:
- Review of Country Pandemic Contingency Plan, United Nations, Lao PDR, 2009
- Development of Food Aid Disaster Contingency Plan, United Nations, Lao PDR, 2009.
- Typhoon Katsana disaster response coordination, United Nations, Lao PDR, 2009.
- Technical Emergency Management Advisor, ADRA New Zealand, Samoa, 2009.
- Development of National Emergency Management Plan, ADRA New Zealand, 2010.
- Design of introductory emergency management course, ADRA New Zealand, 2010.
- Companion Animal Emergency Management Workshop, Taranaki CDEM Group, 2010.
- Training coordination and course management, RedR New Zealand, 2010.
- Review of the National Companion Animal Emergency Management Welfare Guideline, 2010.
- Pacific Communities Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction Project, Fiji for ADRA Australia, 2010.
- Field Activities Risk Management Workshop, University of Canterbury, 2010.
- National Disaster Rapid Response Team workshop (support), World Vision, Sri Lanka, 2010.
- Emergency Operations Systems workshop (support), World Vision, Thailand, 2010.
- Airport Crisis Management, Christchurch International Airport, 2010.
- Creative and technical advice, volunteer training project, WEMO, 2010.
- EOC Researchers Workshop, University of Canterbury, 2010.
- Rescue 3 Pacific: Animal Rescue Technician course, Massey University, 2011.
- GNS Science: Earthquake Response & Recovery Research, 2011.
- Campus Emergency Management workshop, University of Waikato, 2011.
- Emergency Managment workshop for major pharmaceuticals company, 2011.
- Emergency plan review for major pharmaceuticals company, 2011.
- Campus Emergency Management workshop, University of Canterbury, 2011.