Prepared Today. Resilient Tomorrow.
Emergency management consulting for the teams that answer the call
County and local emergency management offices, healthcare organizations, school districts, municipalities, and employers rely on us for plans that hold up under pressure. Every engagement is led personally by a Certified Emergency Manager and Master Exercise Practitioner. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, serving clients nationwide.
Robert Baldwin
- Since 2009 in emergency preparedness & response
- Credentials: Certified Emergency Manager (IAEM) and Master Exercise Practitioner (FEMA)
- Works to HSEEP, NIMS/ICS and FEMA CPG 101
- Member, IAEM & Emergency Management Association of Georgia
- Serving clients nationwide
Standards-based work.
Delivered by the person who does it.
Baldwin Safety Solutions LLC was founded on a simple belief: preparedness is a partnership. Every organization we work with, whether a school district, a hospital system, a municipality, or a growing business, deserves emergency management guidance that is practical, standards-based, and tailored to the way they actually operate.
We pair real-world experience with nationally recognized frameworks to help our clients move beyond templates and checklists. Our work is hands-on, our plans are usable, and our exercises are designed to turn good intentions into proven response.
"Preparedness isn't a binder on a shelf. It's a capability built through thoughtful planning, honest exercises, and continuous improvement."
Big-firm standards. Independent-consultant attention.
You work directly with the CEM
The Certified Emergency Manager you meet in the first call is the one who writes your plan, runs your exercise, and answers your phone call. No hand-offs to junior consultants, ever.
Survey-ready, not shelf-ready
Plans are built to be used by your team in a real event, and documented to stand up to a CMS survey, an OSHA inspection, or an accreditation review. Not templates that live in a binder.
National standards, personal pace
The same frameworks the big firms use (FEMA CPG 101, NIMS/ICS, HSEEP), delivered at the responsiveness and price only an independent practice can offer.
Comprehensive preparedness, tailored to your mission.
From planning to practice, the work is built around the way your organization actually operates: planning, training, exercises, and the documentation that holds them together.
Emergency Operations Plans
Custom EOPs grounded in nationally recognized standards, tailored to your hazards, your people, and your mission. Not templates pulled off a shelf.
Continuity of Operations
COOP and business continuity strategies that keep essential services running through disruptions, from power outages to pandemics and beyond.
Training & Exercises
Hands-on training, drills, and tabletop exercises that turn written plans into practiced response, building the confidence and muscle memory that matter most.
Consulting & Compliance
Advisory services that help you navigate regulatory requirements, align with industry best practices, and strengthen every layer of your preparedness program.
A clear path from where you are to ready.
Every engagement follows the same three steps, so you always know what happens next and what you'll have when we're done.
Assess
A free consultation and a plain-language review of where your program stands today: existing plans, requirements you're subject to, and the gaps that matter most.
Build
Your plan, developed with your team and tailored to how you actually operate, grounded in FEMA CPG 101, NIMS/ICS, and the regulations that apply to you.
Validate
Training and a facilitated exercise that prove the plan works, plus survey-ready documentation and an improvement plan so the program keeps getting stronger.
Experience you can verify by the work.
A record of roles held and programs run across state government, county emergency management, and healthcare. Organizations are unnamed out of professional courtesy; references are available on request.
Authored a state's continuity and recovery plan set
Held a statewide planning role with a state emergency management agency, authoring its continuity of operations, debris management, and catastrophic-earthquake recovery plans, along with the training curricula to operationalize them, and co-chairing the state mass care function.
Directed emergency management across a 17-county region
Directed mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery across a 17-county area for a state emergency management agency, serving as state liaison embedded in a metropolitan 24/7 emergency operations center. Led the regional pandemic response, including testing and vaccination site operations, alongside flood, hazmat, and severe-weather incidents.
Built a medical center's disaster program
Coordinated disaster preparedness and hazmat decontamination for a regional medical center, serving as Hospital Incident Command System coordinator and instructor, planning and running Joint Commission disaster exercises, and leading the decontamination team.
Wrote a county EOP, then ran incidents with it
As deputy director of a county emergency management agency, authored the agency's Emergency Operations Plan and put it to work, serving as damage assessment coordinator and as a task force commander on a district incident management team.
Designs and evaluates exercises across sectors
Delivers state-level program engagements covering readiness assessment, gap analysis, and corrective action, and designs, facilitates, and evaluates tabletop and functional exercises for public- and private-sector clients, then writes the after-action reports and improvement plans that turn findings into measurable change.
Drawn from real roles and engagements across state government, county emergency management, healthcare, and public health. Organizations are unnamed out of professional courtesy; references available on request.
Specialized capacity for the teams that carry the plan.
Most of our work sits with county and local emergency management offices, where one or two people carry a whole jurisdiction's preparedness program. The same standards-based approach serves healthcare, government, schools, and employers.
Emergency Management AgenciesCore focus
Surge capacity for short-staffed county and local offices: EOPs, COOPs, debris and recovery plans, HSEEP exercises, and after-action reports built to FEMA CPG 101 and NIMS.
Government & Municipalities
Standards-based planning, continuity of government and operations, and exercise programs that strengthen community-wide resilience across departments.
Healthcare & Medical Practices
CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule compliance, OSHA Emergency Action Plans, active-shooter and workplace-violence readiness, and inspector-ready documentation.
Schools & Districts
Practical safety plans, reunification and lockdown procedures, and drills that prepare staff and students without the fear factor.
Businesses & Employers
Continuity planning, emergency action plans, and training that protect your people and keep the doors open when disruption hits.
Any Mission-Critical Team
If a moment of crisis would put your people or operations at risk, we can help you get ready before you need to be. Tell us what you are working with.
"Preparedness is a partnership. Let's build your readiness, together."
Working guides, free and ungated.
Practical references for emergency managers and preparedness leads, written from having done the work rather than summarized from doctrine. No forms, no email required.
How to write a county Emergency Operations Plan
The full build to FEMA CPG 101: planning team, risk basis, structure, annexes, review cycle, and the seven mistakes that get plans sent back.
Read the guide Exercises · 10 min readRunning a tabletop that finds real gaps
Objectives before scenario, who belongs in the room, and how to facilitate so people stop defending the plan and start testing it.
Read the guide Recovery · 10 min readBuilding a county debris management plan
Volume estimates, pre-identified debris sites, standby contracts, and the monitoring discipline that decides whether your reimbursement claim survives review.
Read the guideEmergency preparedness, answered.
What does Baldwin Safety Solutions do?
We're an emergency preparedness consulting firm. We build Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans, HSEEP-based training and exercises, and OSHA/CMS compliance programs for agencies, healthcare organizations, government, schools, and businesses, tailored to how your organization actually operates.
What is an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)?
An EOP is an all-hazards plan that defines how your organization prevents, prepares for, responds to, and recovers from emergencies. We build EOPs grounded in nationally recognized standards like FEMA CPG 101 and NIMS/ICS, tailored to your people, facilities, and mission, not a template pulled off a shelf.
What is a Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan?
A COOP plan ensures your essential functions keep running during a disruption, from power outages to severe weather to cyber incidents. It identifies critical functions, key personnel, alternate facilities, and recovery timelines so your organization can maintain service under pressure.
Do you help with OSHA and CMS emergency preparedness compliance?
Yes. We help businesses meet OSHA Emergency Action Plan requirements and help healthcare organizations meet the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, including plans, training, exercises, and inspector-ready documentation.
What is a tabletop exercise, and why does my organization need one?
A tabletop exercise is a facilitated, discussion-based drill that walks your team through a realistic emergency scenario. It turns a written plan into practiced response, reveals gaps before a real event, and builds the decision-making muscle memory your team needs when it counts.
Do you work with clients outside of Georgia?
Yes. We're based in Atlanta, Georgia and serve clients nationwide, on-site and remotely.
What does emergency preparedness consulting cost?
It depends on scope: the size of your organization, the plans you need, and whether training and exercises are included. Every project starts with a free consultation and a clear, fixed proposal, so you'll know your exact number before any work begins. No surprises.
Ready when you are.
Whether you're building a program from the ground up, modernizing an existing plan, or simply looking for a trusted advisor to sharpen what you already have, we'd love to hear from you. Free initial consultation. No cost, no pressure.
Request a consultation
Tell us a little about your organization and we'll be in touch within one business day.