Retired, Dallas Fire Rescue, is a Senior Training Specialist with Counter Terrorism Operations Support (CTOS) with Mission Support Test Services, LLC, the contractor to the Nevada National Security Site and the U.S. Department of Energy based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Captain Baker serves as one of the primary course coordinators for CTOS and the Operations Response and Hazardous Materials Technician Response to Radiological and Nuclear emergencies.

Captain Baker recently joined CTOS after serving 20 y with Dallas Fire Rescue where he retired in September 2018 as the Weapons of Mass Destruction/Hazmat Coordinator of the Type 1 Dal-las Fire Rescue (DFR) Hazmat Team. Captain Baker was responsible for the daily regulatory compliance, training and response competencies for the Type 1 DFR Hazmat Team servicing the City of Dallas and the 16 county North Central Texas Council of Governments. Captain Baker is also the President and principal owner of Emerging Threat Solutions, LLC based in Dallas, Texas specializing in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) all hazard prevention and mitigation matrixes for critical asset protection around the world.

Captain Baker holds numerous critical infrastructure protection certifications from the U.S. De-partment of Homeland Security specializing in adopting counter measures to prevent and deter large-scale CBRNE mass casualty events. Captain Baker is a graduate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Radiological Operations Support Specialist Program operated by the FEMA-CBRNE division in Washington, DC.

Captain Baker is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on all matters concerning CBRNE Conse-quence Management for local response agencies emphasizing the need for multiple agency uni-fied command and training amongst all first responders. He spoke at the European CBRNE con-ference in Rome, Italy in April 2018, highlighting the importance of early detection and site characterization in incidents and complex attacks utilizing CBRNE metrics.

Captain Baker currently serves on the Texas State Texas State Preventive Radiological and Nu-clear Detection Advisory Committee and has had numerous advisory roles pertaining to the new First 100 minutes guidance to the response of a radiological dispersal device. He is a certified Hazardous Materials Technician, and Incident Safety Officer certified through the National Fire Academy and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Captain Baker is a Pro-Board certified National Fire Protection Association 472 Incident Commander of Hazardous Materials Incidents. Captain Baker is a 2001 graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a BS in History and World Religion.