Advise and coordinate.
Experienced perspective for priorities, planning, EOC and incident team coordination.
Our teamPractitioners.
Practitioners.
Experienced to the core.
A minimum of 25 years of experience for every team member. That is the threshold for joining Exigent.
Our team brings major-incident experience and the judgment that comes from carrying responsibility in the work. We select for how people lead, how they treat others, and how they follow through.
The entry standard25+
Years of experience.
Every team member. Minimum.
Collective experienceFrom developing leaders
From developing leaders
to supporting major incidents.
Our practitioners teach leadership, human factors and ICS from experience. Our collective background spans incident command, EOC and ECC leadership, municipal emergency management, protective services, field response and exercises.
Our experience includes wildfire, floods, tornadoes, search and rescue, evacuations and complex multi-agency incidents. Community re-entry is a core specialty, from readiness planning and dependency tracking to resident support and the transition into recovery.
We match the people to the assignment: the hazard, the role, your operating context and the support your team needs. We agree on responsibilities and work within your existing authority and relationships.
See where our experience can helpExperience your team can use.
Carry the work.
Defined assignments, practical plans, tracked actions and clear handovers that shore up capacity.
Teach and mentor.
Build capability alongside your people, respecting their experience, local knowledge and circumstances.
Our values01 02 03
The standard is how we work.
Competence.
Every team member brings a minimum of 25 years of experience. We match the practitioner’s operational background to the work your team needs.
Integrity.
Do the right thing even when no one is watching. Give honest advice, own our decisions, and follow through on our commitments.
Kindness.
Meet individuals and teams where they are. Listen first, respect local knowledge, and help people build confidence and capability without diminishing their dignity.
Founder & principal practitioner
Daryl D. Black
Daryl founded Exigent to bring experienced practitioners alongside the people responsible for leading through emergencies.
His background includes more than 35 years of operational leadership, incident management, planning, and training. His practice brings together leadership, human factors, and the structures teams need to coordinate complex work.
Exigent carries that approach as a team: substantial experience, honest advice, and respect for the people doing the work.
Start a conversation
Tell us what your team is facing.
Leadership development, ICS training or experienced incident support. Tell us where your people need to be ready.
Discuss your needs
daryl.black@exigentinc.ca