Sixteen years of deployments, EOC activations, and planning rooms. I started Fenix EM because this field needs more practitioners doing the work, and fewer consultants explaining it.
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Jeremy Hynds founded Fenix EM after sixteen years of progressive responsibility across local, state, and federal emergency management — including major federal disaster deployments, a standing role as Plan Team Manager on Nevada Task Force 1, and committee leadership on Southern Nevada's UAS and Counter-UAS posture.
The work centers on planning that matches real risk, exercises that test real readiness, and programs that survive a transition of leadership. Clients include cities, counties, tribal governments, special districts, and private-sector clients with continuity exposure. Deliverables range from THIRA cycles and HSEEP-compliant exercises to UAS/CUAS program development, hazard mitigation plans, and strategic planning.
A selection of major federal and state-level deployments and incident response activations spanning sixteen years of practice.
Response and recovery operations following catastrophic Guadalupe River flooding — among the deadliest U.S. inland flood events in recent memory, and one of the most complex multi-jurisdictional activations of the year.
Deployed planning and operational support across multi-state response activations during back-to-back Atlantic basin hurricanes that combined to produce one of the costliest disaster sequences of the decade.
Supported response and early recovery operations following the Maui wildfires — among the most destructive U.S. wildland-urban interface fires of the modern era.
Local emergency management coordination during the active shooter incident at UNLV.
Multi-year support across mass vaccination, PPE logistics, EOC sustainment, and recovery planning at municipal and state level.
On-scene and post-incident emergency management response to one of the largest mass casualty events in U.S. history. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Standing role since 2020 supporting federal urban search and rescue readiness, deployment cycles, and planning operations as part of the FEMA US&R system.
Authority isn't claimed in a tagline. It's earned through years of service in the task forces and committees that shape how the rest of the field operates.
Manages planning operations for one of FEMA's 28 federal urban search and rescue task forces. Plan readiness, deployment cycles, and cross-functional coordination during activations and training.
Service on the federal committee shaping UAS integration doctrine for Emergency Support Function 9. Held through Nevada Task Force 1 membership.
Regional coordination of UAS and counter-UAS readiness across Southern Nevada jurisdictions, special events, and critical infrastructure.
Federal emergency management curricula nationwide. HSEEP, ICS 100–800, and Nevada Qualified Instructor credentials.
Earned through examination, accumulated practice, and continuing professional development across sixteen years.
Progressive responsibility across local, state, and federal emergency management — concurrent task force service throughout.
Most engagements begin with a thirty-minute conversation. No pitch deck, no contract pressure. Just what's on your desk and whether outside expertise would help.
The work that matters in emergency management isn't done in the classroom. It's done in the room when the decision has to be right the first time.