Type of Organization

EMS/Rescue Squad/Hospital EMS - Paid

Job Function

EMS Chief / Division Head

Years in Fire/EMS:

22

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Glacier County EMS

Years With Department/Agency

6

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.glacierems.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Big Mountain Fire/Rescue
ALERT Air Ambulance
West Valley Fire - Kalispell, MT
Polson Emergency Services
Advanced Life Systems Ambulance - Yakima, WA
Yakima County F.P.D. #12 - West Valley Fire
Yakima Medic 1 (merged from Care Ambulance) Then became AMR
Deer Park Ambulance
Spokane Ambulance (Lifefleet, Careline, Am Med Tech, AMR, - "BRAND X!!") - Essentially, too many names to count.
Medic 1 Paramedics Inc.
East Valley Quick Response Unit
Flathead Search & Rescue

My Training:

MS(c) - Emergency Health Sciecnes, UMBC Baltimore
Critcal Care Paramedic - UMBC Baltimore
Firefighter 1 - Washington State Fire Training Academy
BS, Paramedicine - Central Washington University
BA, Political Science and German - Gonzaga University

About Me:

Man, 21 years of Emergency Services work. Am I qualified to do anything else? Maybe flip burgers at McDonald's or Slosh beer at a local pub?

Day Job:

We can have a day job??

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.myspace.com/street_Dancer

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Johnny and Roy possibly?

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I don't know anything else - Got into it to help people

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Recruitment and Retention