First Responder
I started in the Emergency Medical Services in the summer of 1994 as a volunteer dispatcher. I received my first Emergency Medical Technician Certification in 1995 and have been working in the field both as a professional and as a volunteer ever since. I have extensive experience in transport, communications, and 911 settings as both a provider, a manager, and an administrator. As with most First Responders, I've been to quite a few "big ones" that have simultaneously provided me with unique work experience and insight into this growing and changing industry.
First Responder Articles
- EMS Blog Rounds Edition 32
- My #EMSToday 2010 Experience
- My Do And Don’t List For #EMSToday
- EMS Blog Rounds Edition 31
- The Medics Are Coming! The Medics Are Coming!
- An Open Letter To Midwest Ambulance Service of Iowa
- How #CoEMS Can Be A Game Changer For EMS Providers
- The NYC Vollies Don’t Get The Reaction They Expected
- Conforming Is For The Weak Of Soul
- EMS Blog Rounds Edition 30
The Big Ones
Woodstock 99
Four days of peace, love, music, and fiery towers on a landing strip
Latrobe County Fair 2000
One day of music, moshing, and Rolling Rock beer
September 11, 2001
That clear blue day in September that changed everything for us as a nation
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Two weeks in the flooded Crescent City
Hurricane Rita 2005
Three and a half weeks in the seat of Sabine County
