David J. Fair, D.Min.

• President and C.E.O. Homeland Crisis Institute
  Crisis Intervention, Training, Consulting and Response

• Executive Director Crisis Response Chaplain
  Services - Chaplaincy Training and Response

• Licensed Peace Officer, Author, Speaker, Trainer
  in Crisis Chaplaincy, Intervention and Compassion
  Fatigue

David Fair specializes in trauma response and training nationwide. For 20 years he has specialized in response and training in the public safety sector. Now he has taken that experience and expanded into schools, business and industry. His, Homeland Crisis Institute, offers on site training as well as emergency response to the site when necessary. David Fair holds designations as Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, Board Certified Crisis Chaplain, Traumatologist, Certified Trauma Specialist, and Grief Specialist. He is a member of the AAETS Board of Scientific and Professional Advisors, Board Member of the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, Chair, Education Committee, International Conference of Police Chaplains, also serving on their Board of Directors. He has also served on the Board of The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. He is a licensed Texas Peace Officer, Certified Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Mental Health Peace Officer, and Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education Instructor. David Fair is a veteran crisis responder having been deployed to Ground Zero/911, to East Texas following the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster, Killeen, Texas Luby's mass murders, Texas wildfires, Katrina, and Rita. He has also worked with families and survivors of the Oklahoma City Bombing, and The Waco Branch Dividian siege. He has responded to dozens of businesses and originations following major incidents for intervention and/or training, including Kroger's, Texas Bank, Howard Payne University, City of San Saba, Bangs Public Schools, Cherokee Public Schools Duncanville Public Schools. David Fair serves as Director of Chaplain Services for the Brownwood, Texas Police and Fire Departments. He is vice-chairman of Chaplain Services at Brownwood Regional Medical Center, Senior Chaplain for Texas Department of Public Safety, Critical Incident Response Team. He is available for speaking engagements, and his organization stands ready to assist with crisis response and training.

Workshops, Presentations and Seminar Topics

EMOTIONAL FIRST AID

This course is designed to teach people how to intervene in a crisis. It's simple format allows peer groups, human resources personnel, school counselors, officers, EMT's, ministers and others how to help a person who has just received bad news or gone through a crisis incident. It is non clinical in nature but it's proven track record makes it a must learn for anyone who will be dealing with those who have experienced a trauma. Primarily designed for lay people who are responding to or dealing with a local disaster.

COMPASION FATIGUE

This training is designed for professionals who are involved in the helping professions, such as police officers, firefighters, medics, counselors, and the like. It's emphasis is learning to take care of yourself.

STARTING A CRISIS CHAPLAIN PROGRAM

This training covers the basics of setting up a Crisis Chaplain program in your agency or business. In plain language it tells you how to write your program, ways of funding and then attracting clergy.

AGENCY, ORIGINAZATION or BUSINESS CRISIS READY EVALUATION

Is your agency, organization, or business ready for the death of a co-worker,fire or flood that affects workers, or a shooting on premises? Homeland Crisis Institute staff will evaluate your group, and then make recommendations for drafting a plan, and training your staff.

CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

This training covers how to handle the management groups of people who have experienced trauma. Drawing from the CISM and ATSM philosophies, you will be taught how to handle people until professionals arrive

Following is a list of organizations with whom David Fair has interviewed, consulted or trained:

City of Brownwood, Brownwood Police, and Fire Departments

Brownwood Public School District

Howard Payne University

Texas State Technical College

Tarleton State University Law Enforcement Academy

Weatherford Police Department

Rising Star Fire Department

Bangs Fire Department, Early Fire Department

Medevac EMS

Gold Star EMS

Guardian EMS

Hamilton Hospital

Brownwood Regional Medical Center

Hamilton EMS

Texas Department of Public Safety

Kroger Food Store

Texas Bank

International Conference of Police Chaplains

Temple Police Chaplains

Temple Crisis Chaplains

West Central Texas Inter-local Crime Task Force

Comanche Police Department