FirstOnSite appoints Brad Meekin to head up health care and government services unit

FirstOnSite Restoration has appointed Brad Meekin to head up its new healthcare and government services business unit.
Through FirstOnSite’s Priority Response Emergency Plan (PREP) program, Meekin will assist organizations in the healthcare and government sectors – including hospitals, retirement residences, long-term care and medical facilities – with business continuity and emergency response planning.
Prior to joining FirstOnSite, Meekin was the district manager for ParaMed Home Healthcare. He was also the chief of emergency medical services for the Regional Municipality of York, where he organized the emergency operations centre during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003.
He served as a consultant to government, private businesses and emergency services through Meekin & Associates Consulting.