OUR SERVICES
Management Consultant
From wildfires to hurricanes, earthquakes to flash floods, Mark is the only FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer with experience on the local, state and federal levels….
A Highly Trusted TV News Commentator
Mark is frequently interviewed on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as on other broadcast and print media outlets from Arizona to Michigan, South Dakota and New York.
A Dynamic Public Speaker
He is an authoritative, appealing and amusing speaker who can thoroughly engage your audience on a wide variety of topics, as well disasters that he’s managed first-hand….
ABOUT MARK NEVEAU
Mr. Neveau has more than 40 years of public safety experience on the front lines as a S.F. Bay Fire Department Battalion Chief, and a Federal Coordinating Officer working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
As an East Bay native, he was born and raised in Hayward,California, where his Father (Vice Mayor or Hayward) and his Mother instilled a passion for public service in him at a young age. When he was just 10, Mark was anointed as a Junior Fire Marshall by the Hayward Fire Department
OUR TESTIMONIALS
Mark, I think of you so often. I knew you were going to retire from the Fremont Fire Department, but didn’t realize you already had. It sounds as if you may be working in D.C. some or part of the time? How’s that work? You’re such a lovely, caring man. I treasure our connection.Best…
We would not be here rebuilding had it not been for FCO Mark Neveau from FEMA.” – Former Mayor Antonio Villariagosa, June 2008, regarding the largest loss of homes in Los Angeles history
Mark, many thanks to you for the great support throughout this demanding but rewarding week. The client feedback was uniformly positive, including with respect to the expert facilitation provided. All the best, and we look forward to future collaboration down the road
OUR Faq’s
Hurricane Sandy. This was the most devastating disaster to affect a highly populated area–– Manhattan. It was also the longest electrical blackout in the continental U.S. Recovery and response were compounded by a freezing snow storm five days after the hurricane destroyed homes and business with a contested Presidential election looming in a few weeks.
He has commanded emergencies at all levels of government, from leading a strike team of fire fighters to battle wildfires in Southern California to managing Presidential Disaster across our nation.
He has also spoken extensively in 2018 and 2017 about the Chico Camp Fire, recent Southern California / Malibu Fires, and the Santa Rosa Firestorm.
He is the only FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer in history to manage emergency incidents at the local, state and federal level. His experience in organizations, media, politics, and executive decision making has supported his maturation.
WHILE EMPLOYED BY FEMA, THESE INCLUDED:
- Director Hurricane Sandy – Long Island, New York, 2012
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Disaster Declaration––Michigan Flooding, 2013
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Disaster Declaration––Navajo Nation, 2013
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Emergency Declaration––Minnesota Flash Flooding,2012
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Emergency Declaration––7 disasters: snow/flooding,2011
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Emergency Declaration & Major Disaster Declaration––Arizona Severe Snow, 2010
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Disaster Declaration––Arizona Severe Snow, 2010
- Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Disaster Declaration––Georgia Flooding, 2009
- Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Disaster Declaration––California Wildfires, 2008
- Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer—Major Disaster Declaration––Hurricane Ike, 2007
FOR MAN VENTURES:
- Hurricane Maria: working as a Governor’s Authorized Representative
- As a News Media Commentator:
- 2017 Hurricane Irma – Puerto Rico
- 2017 Hurricane Harvey – Houston, TX
- 2018 Hurricane Florence – Florida
- 2017 Tubbs Fire, Santa Rosa Firestorm
- 2018 Jacksonville Mass Shooting at E Game Convention