Response Technologies Staff Members

Steve Doyle has dedicated his life to the Fire Service and the protection of his peers and public. His service started in the South Portland Fire volunteer ranks at the age of 15 and progressed to his 4 years in the USAF as a crash-rescue technician, airborne rescue member, and instructor. During this time he served in Vietnam for 14 months doing those same jobs. Upon leaving the USAF he attended a community college majoring in Fire Science. He started his professional career in 1971 and retired as a Fire Officer from Portland Maine Fire Department with 26 years of creditable service where he instructed and helped organize personnel to address the hazardous materials problems of the area. He also was hired to assist the State Fire Administrator as his Hazardous Materials Specialist advising him and overseeing hazardous materials training and education statewide. Upon his retirement Steve was hired to be the County EMA Director at a time that hazardous materials response and planning was needed in the area. He also worked in thecommand element at major fires, oil spills, and the decontamination of a cruise ship after a fire. His technical skills and education (M.S. Education) were instrumental in his helping to facilitate the forming and training of the RAID (CST) Teams of the National Guard. He has instructed and developed courses for the military, public/private response agencies, universities, and the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He continues to provide leadership to the South Portland Volunteer Fire Department where he has been the Captain for the past 39 years.

Frank DeFrancesco started in the fire service in 1975 as a volunteer in Long Island, NY. In 1982 he began as a firefighter with Spring Hill Fire Rescue until 1984, when he started with the City of Largo Fire Department and spent 21 years with their Hazardous Materials Team and ultimately served as team manager. In 2006 he moved to Hernando County Fire Rescue as Assistant Chief of Operations where he continued to develop and manage their hazardous materials team. Frank holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership, Bachelors of Business Administration and has extensive training in hazardous materials, incident management and exercise design. He brings to Response Technologies over 30 years of hazardous materials instructional experience.

Daniel Wouters started his career with Martin County Fire Rescue back in 1988 as an Emergency Medical Technician where he later got promoted as a paramedic. He joined Martin County’s Hazardous Materials Response Team in 1994, where he has served as a Lieutenant, the Hazardous Materials Coordinator, Battalion Chief and Division Chief of Operations. his responsibilities were to administrate the sections of emergency medical services, fire suppression, ocean rescue, and special operations programs with over 300 employees. In 2016, he was designated the Division Chief of Emergency Management and served as the Emergency Management Director for the County. Then in 2018, he was apportioned to the Division Chief of Administration. During his career, he has served on several state, regional, and local councils such as the Florida Domestic Security Taskforce (DSTF), State Emergency Response Commissions Training Taskforce, District X Local Emergency Planning Council, and  served the Florida Association of Hazardous Materials Responders (FLAHR) as a chairman and vice chairman. He retired from Martin County Fire Rescue Department in 2019 and brings over thirty years of experience to Response Technologies.