Jim C. Barnes
Disaster Assistance Program Specialist II
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Jim C. Barnes is a Disaster Assistance Program Specialist II in the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Disaster Assistance Division. He is part of a technical section that is responsible for handling engineering issues, environmental/historical review, the Safety Assessment Program, Preliminary Damage Assessment, and complex program assistance, development, and training.

Mr. Barnes worked on civil reconstruction projects starting with the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and continued with other earthquake, fire, and flood disasters in his ten years with OES. He is currently a Safety Assessment Program trainer to local and state government, and provides training in other technical and disaster-related subjects as well.