BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA

Ronald M. Bergeron, Sr., founder of Bergeron Land Development and the Bergeron Family of Companies, began his career in 1962 by clearing five acres of land in Davie, Florida with only a machete, an axe, a rope and an old Mercury truck. He then took his $235 earnings and invested in a 1943 Ford Ferguson tractor which he used to help farmers plant orange groves and clear tracts for pasture land for cattle. Soon after, when the orange and cattle industry began to decline, Mr. Bergeron traded his tractor for a bulldozer and, with mixed emotions, leveled some of the very groves he helped to plant in order to make way for the housing boom. As the housing market grew, he ventured into the quarry business providing raw rock material needed for buildings and state highways. In 1965, Bergeron Land Development, Inc. (BLD) was incorporated and, since then, few businesses have impacted the landscape of Florida and the lives of its residents more. As one of the most highly respected and largest site development and roadway contractors in the state, Bergeron has grown communities, expanded commerce and improved commutes – all while protecting Florida’s environmentally sensitive ecosystem. Bergeron Emergency Services provides responsible management that encompass the full life cycle of the project. Our expert resources are dedicated to our clients’ needs, offering innovative and cost effective efficiencies to every event response. Bergeron Emergency Services provide the following services: Rapid mobilization through company owned equipment Bergeron Emergency Services Has Emergency Experience BES has provided emergency and disaster recovery management services on the Federal, State, and Local levels with more than 40 midsize to large events over the past 50 years. Our history and performance has developed our reputation for reliability in response, removal, and recovery actions. Provides a formal organizational structure that identifies responders by name with multiple means to make contact Provides a written response plan Subcontracting to local and local small businesses. Over the past 50 years Bergeron has brought its mission, quality, value, service, and excellence to emergency debris removal management and disposal. Over the last 12 years we have managed over 20,327,100 CY of debris covering more than 26,423 square miles. Our service area has covered 5 states from Texas to New York. Our recovery efforts have involved cities, counties, states, federal jurisdictions, school boards, transportation authorities, USACE, FEMA and other regulatory agencies. Most important of all, we have returned more than 30 million people assisted back to normalcy after devastating events while reducing and eliminating stress and chaos. Our team works in close partnership with our clients offering innovative and cost effective efficiencies to every event response. We encourage our employees to explore new technologies, ideas, and business trends that contribute to their personal and professional development, while remaining aligned with Bergeron Emergency Services overall goals and objectives. Bergeron Emergency Services staff are fully trained and certified FEMA, OSHA, MOT, FHWA. As Founder/Owner/President of Bergeron Emergency Services, he coordinates bidding, contract negotiations, management and control of all projects for all disaster response projects. His breadth of work spans the U.S. and particularly various county agencies throughout South and Central Florida, especially Broward County. Mr. Thomason is a senior manager who has led hundreds of debris projects in over 25 major disaster declarations. His experience includes direct responsibility for resolution of program issues associated with all categories of the FEMA Public Assistance Program. Drawing from past experiences as an Emergency Manager, he has assisted local units of government with recovery efforts stemming from natural disasters, and is experienced in managing a full range of recovery projects from conception to completion. Prior to working for BES, he served as Cumberland County, North Carolina Emergency Management Agency, Deputy Director with duties that included coordination of Emergency Management Operations countywide. As a firefighter, Mr. Thomason also served as a Hazardous Materials Response Specialist and was assigned to the NC Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team (RRT#3) and was requested on several occasions to provide Hazardous Materials Technician Training and Instruction, Confined Space Training and Trench Rescue Training through the NC Department of Insurance in various locations throughout the state. Mr. Nel is a senior manager with over 20 years of safety experience on all facets of construction and environmental projects. His experience and commitment to safety has led him to teach OSHA safety. He is also the president and owner of Safety Training Consulting & Labor LLC; a company he set up to train individuals in OSHA safety standards. He has trained staff and employees of a subcontractor who worked on US Navy Air Stations, general and shell contractors in Miami. He is a certified trainer for the OSHA outreach training programs such as HAZWOPER, 40 OSHA, 502 and is a registered EMT- I with the state of Illinois. His training and expertise coupled with certifications in traffic management, construction, manufacturing, and equipment operator examiner, and 56000 Disaster Site Worker are ideal qualifications for debris and disaster safety management. At Bergeron Emergency Services, we maintain the highest level of training in order to manage incidents involving all threats and hazards—regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity—in order to reduce loss of life, property and harm to the environment. “Thank you to Bergeron Emergency Services for getting our Pembroke Pines neighborhood back to normal following Hurricane Irma. Bergeron holds true to their word, honors their contracts and puts communities first. Awesome job!”