About
Ty Trenary
Principal, Double T Consulting · Former Elected Sheriff · Emergency Manager
I’ve spent more than 25 years in law enforcement and emergency management, working my way up from sergeant to elected Sheriff of Snohomish County, Washington, where I led an agency serving 950,000 residents. As Sheriff, I directed our response to a catastrophic landslide disaster and a $50M radio and communications modernization spanning 30 agencies and two 911 center mergers, delivered on time.
From there I moved to the County Executive’s Office, directing multi-agency COVID-19 response operations, including a food-security program that reached 25,000+ residents every week, and leading policy work that saved taxpayers $22M.
Today I deploy nationally with National EMR’s Incident Management Team. I started Double T Consulting to bring that same command-level experience to the communities and organizations that need it, before, during, or after a disaster.
Core competencies
What I bring to the table.
- EOC Activation & Operations
- ICS / NIMS Command & General Staff
- Disaster Response & Field Operations
- Public Assistance (PA) & Grants Management
- Continuity of Operations (COOP)
- PSAP / 911 Communications & Dispatch Liaison
- Individual Assistance & Mass Care (ESF-6 / ESF-8)
- HSEEP Exercise Design & Evaluation
- Hazard Mitigation & Preparedness
- Multi-Agency / Interagency Coordination
- Crisis Leadership & Policy Development
- On-Call & Emergency Response Team (ERT) Program Management
Resume
Professional experience
25+ years across law enforcement, emergency management, and disaster response.
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Emergency Manager / Operations Leader
May 2025 – Present
National EMR · Incident Management Team
- Lead disaster response operations nationwide, supporting housing and medical mission areas.
- Serve in key Incident Management Team roles, building and managing on-call rosters and readiness protocols for rapid multi-state deployment.
- Advise on operational strategy, resource allocation, and mission execution in complex incidents.
- Maintain current FEMA EMI certification in Public Assistance Program eligibility and Grants Portal operations to support recovery-phase deployments.
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Incident Management Team
May 2026 – Present
Capacity Path · Peer Support
- Support emergency response for first responders, building on incident and recovery support experience.
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Exercise Coordinator
Nov 2025
Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation · Phoenix, AZ
- Planned and executed a full-scale repatriation exercise with federal, state, and local partners.
- Conducted evaluation and after-action reporting aligned with HSEEP standards.
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Policy Analyst
Jan 2020 – Mar 2025
Snohomish County Executive’s Office · Emergency Management
- Directed multi-agency COVID-19 response operations supporting critical services including food distribution, PPE, childcare, and vaccination programs.
- Led a large-scale food security initiative delivering weekly support to 25,000+ residents across multiple sites.
- Coordinated with federal, state, and local partners to support vulnerable populations and unhoused individuals.
- Applied ICS and MAC Group principles to lead recovery operations focused on housing stabilization.
- Improved criminal justice system efficiency through policy initiatives, generating $22M in taxpayer savings.
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EOC Leadership Role
2020 – 2024
Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center
- Supported ESF-6 (Mass Care) and ESF-8 (Public Health) operations during the COVID-19 response.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams delivering essential services under emergency conditions.
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Sheriff (Elected)
Jul 2013 – Dec 2019
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
- Led a major metropolitan public safety agency with responsibility for emergency response coordination.
- Directed a $50M public-safety radio and communications modernization spanning 30 agencies and 2,500 square miles, including two PSAP (911 dispatch center) mergers, delivered on time while serving as primary liaison between field agencies and consolidated dispatch operations.
- Directed response to a catastrophic landslide disaster, overseeing recovery and resource coordination.
- Partnered with Emergency Management to enhance countywide preparedness and resilience.
- Implemented housing and recovery initiatives supporting 2,000 individuals transitioning from treatment.
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Captain, Operations Bureau
Jan 2012 – Jul 2013
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
- Led regional emergency planning efforts, completing a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for eight municipalities and a commercial airport.
- Managed operational readiness, staffing, and hazard mitigation initiatives.
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Lieutenant (Police Chief, City of Stanwood)
2008 – 2012
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
- Directed emergency preparedness initiatives, including flood planning and H1N1 mass vaccination operations.
- Coordinated multi-agency response efforts with public health and emergency services partners.
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Sergeant
2001 – 2008
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
- Supervised law enforcement teams and led training programs, including state-certified instruction.
Training & certifications
Emergency management credentials
FEMA Professional Development Series certificate, HSEEP certification, and the complete NIMS/ICS series, plus FEMA Independent Study coursework current through May 2026.
Certifications
- FEMA Professional Development Series certificate (2025)
- HSEEP certified
ICS / NIMS (complete series)
- IS-100 Introduction to ICS
- IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (classroom, 2008)
- ICS-400 Advanced ICS: Command & General Staff (classroom, 2008)
- IS-700 National Incident Management System
- IS-800.b National Response Framework
- IS-201.a Forms for the Incident Action Plan
Disaster Recovery & Public Assistance
- IS-1000 Public Assistance Program and Eligibility (2026)
- IS-1002 FEMA Grants Portal (2026)
EOC Operations & Exercises
- IS-2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- IS-120.c An Introduction to Exercises
Planning, Continuity & Leadership
- IS-230.e Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- IS-235.c Emergency Planning
- Continuity of Operations (COOP) training: IS-546, IS-547
- IS-240.c Leadership and Influence
- IS-241.c Decision Making and Problem Solving
- IS-242.c Effective Communication
- IS-244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers
Mass Care & Individual Assistance
- IS-403.a Introduction to Individual Assistance
- IS-405 Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Overview
- IS-366.a Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters
- IS-905 Responding to an Active Shooter
Education
B.S., Criminal Justice Leadership
Purdue University Global (formerly Kaplan University), 2010
FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program
2019
Northwestern University School of Police Staff & Command
2011
Honors & affiliations
- Washington State Governor’s Lifesaving Award
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
- Board Member, Major County Sheriffs of America
Continuing education & development (2025–2026)
First-Responder Wellness
Incident manager on the response cadre of Capacity Path (first-responder mental-health provider), 2026–present; Operational & Mental Health First Aid, Crisis Training Center (2026)
Emergency Management (FEMA)
Independent-study coursework beyond the 2025 Professional Development Series: Public Assistance Program & Eligibility, FEMA Grants Portal, and Basic EOC Functions
Artificial Intelligence
University of Helsinki: Elements of AI (2 ECTS credits, 2026); Anthropic Academy: AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations and Claude 101 (2026)
Cybersecurity
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate (2026); Google Cloud security coursework; Translating Cybersecurity for SMBs Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (LinkedIn Learning)