Bill Beebe
Wasilla, AK
billbeebe7@gmail.com

Bill Beebe served 34 years in State and Local service with the States of Arkansas  and Alaska and the County of Izard in Arkansas. His career involved  firefighting, law enforcement, unit management and emergency  management.  Bill retired as the Regional Fire Management Officer for  the Coastal Region of the Alaska Division of Forestry, then served two years as the Director of the Office of Emergency Management for Izard  County, Arkansas. Bill is experienced in the practical application of  the National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System.  He served 27 years as an Agency Administrator managing field units in resource management, law enforcement and fire suppression activities.  His practical experience in ICS spans 38 years and involves serving as Unit Leader, Planning Section Chief, Public Information Officer and  Incident Commander (All Risk). Bill served as the Lead PIO for the  Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team (Type 1) and as the PIO for National Area Command Team 3.

Bill has served on the Boards of  Directors for both non-profit and for profit corporations. He served as  the only non-native member on the Board of Directors of a native owned  electrical corporation in McGrath, Alaska. He served as the President of  the Board of Directors for the Four Rivers Counseling Service, a mental  health and substance abuse service serving 20+ native villages in southwest Alaska. He served as the President of the Board of Directors  for the Alaska Judo, Inc., the state governing body for Olympic Judo in Alaska.

Bill is an instructor for I-100, I-200, I-300, I-400,  Basic Information Officer and all the EMI position courses. He is certified to Instruct NWCG Position Courses and the EMI AHIMT course.  Bill's expertise is in organizational development and management, and  public and media relations.  He is a member (or past member) of the  National Wildfire Suppression Association, Society of American  Foresters, AHIMT Association and the National Emergency Management  Association.

Special Assignments

• Member of Equal Employment Committee for the Arkansas Forestry Commission
• Lead PIO for Type 1 IMT at the World Trade Center Disaster in New York City 2001
• Lead the development of the State of Alaska Evacuation Guidelines
• Served  as the Alaska Division of Forestry representative for several land  management planning efforts in Southcentral Alaska, including the  1)  Susitna Area Plan, 2) Matanuska Moose Range Management Plan, 3)  Kashwitna Area Plan

Bill has an Associates of  Science with a major in Math from Phillips County Community College and a  Bachelor’s of Science in Forestry from the University of Arkansas. He is also a graduate of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy.