ICS Training & Emergency Response Consulting
Terminus Inc. provides Incident Command System training, exercise design, and response consulting for oil spill preparedness and maritime emergency response. Three decades of experience from the command post to the field.
Position-specific training for oil spill response roles. From foundational ICS to advanced incident management team coordination.
Learn more →Tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercise design and facilitation. Scenarios that test real capabilities, not just check boxes.
Learn more →Strategic planning, contingency plan development, and operational support for maritime and industrial emergency response programs.
Learn more →Dan Smiley brings over three decades of maritime emergency response experience to every engagement. From U.S. Coast Guard service and Alaska maritime operations to leading response efforts during Deepwater Horizon and Cosco Busan, his career spans the full spectrum of oil spill preparedness and response.
As Executive Director of the Washington State Maritime Cooperative, Dan manages the umbrella oil spill response plan covering Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and Washington's outer coast. Through Terminus Inc., he provides ICS training, exercise design, and consulting services to industry and government clients across multiple states and internationally.
More About DanConversations with emergency response leaders, subject matter experts, and practitioners shaping how we prepare for and respond to maritime incidents.
In this episode of The Tactics Meeting, we take a hard, honest look at how drills and exercises are designed—and why doing them the same way we have for the last 20 years may no longer be serving responders, organizations, or the public. Joined by an experienced panel—Liesl Peterson, Agneta Dahl, Ma...
In this episode, we step back from the headlines to look at what ship fires keep teaching us—again and again. We talk through the realities of marine firefighting response, how communities can track air quality during smoke events, and why “general average” can suddenly matter a lot when cargo is lo...
In this episode of The Tactics Meeting, Dan Smiley gathers a roundtable of experts to tackle the invisible but growing threat to the maritime industry: Cyber Security. We are joined by first-time guest Charles Grau from Fairwater, who brings his background in aerospace and the to the table. Together...
Whether you need ICS training, exercise design, or strategic consulting, let's discuss how Terminus can support your preparedness goals.
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