What is your current position? Currently, I am the Chief of the Paramedic Service and Director of Emergency Services for the County of Renfrew. My responsibilities include providing leadership within the Paramedic Service as well as 911 services, Emergency Management and communication services to 19 fire departments in the county. In addition to my role with the County of Renfrew, I am President of the Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada. Why did you decide to pursue a career in EMS? I can remember the words my mother said like they were spoken yesterday; "Your father was downtown today and collapsed." She went on to say, "The people he was in the elevator with started CPR right away, the ambulance attendants weren t far away and now all we can do is pray he makes the night." As a young boy, feeling scared and helpless for my father s life, a chain of events began that led me to where I am today. At the suggestion of my father s cardiologist, my family enrolled in a CPR course. This simple act did more than give my father a sense of comfort; it empowered and motivated me. I found myself following in the footsteps of many before me in this profession by becoming a lifeguard, swimming instructor, ski patroller and later a paramedic. When did your first job commence as an EMS professional? I was first granted a high school co-op placement with an Ottawa area ambulance service. From there, I started with Arnprior/Kanata Ambulance Service in 1990. I was extremely fortunate to have been mentored by a very strong and willing group of paramedics who took me under their wing. I was especially lucky given that I hadn t gone to college as of yet. The following year, I attended the Ambulance and Emergency Care Program at Ottawa s Algonquin College. Please provide a brief description of your career. I began my career as a "non-emergency medical care attendant in Arnprior/Kanata Ambulance and later attended Algonquin College to become an Emergency Medical Care Attendant 1991. I often laugh that my first EMS title began with "non ! From there, I attended Seneca College s Aeromedical Program, the Toronto EMS/Sunnybrook Hospital Advanced Care Paramedic (P3) and Critical Care Flight Paramedic Programs. The only opportunities to practice Advanced Life Support in Ontario in the early "90s were to work in the Toronto area or in the provincial air program. I was very fortunate to be hired by the Province of Ontario as a Critical Care Flight Paramedic. I was posted to the air base in Sioux Lookout in northwestern Ontario and served rural and First Nation s communities throughout the north. While in Sioux Lookout, I also became the quality assurance coordinator for the Northwestern Ontario Base Hospital Program. Transitioning from clinical practice in Sioux Lookout, I moved to Prince Edward Island to work in the Education department at Holland College. I started as an Educator in the classroom and then got appointed as the Head of the Health Sciences Department.
Canadian Emergency News is Drumheller-based company (Alberta, Canada) with a phone number 4038232290. Our data show that the company is located at the address: 1121 Newcastle Rd SS 2. The company has a web site: www.emsnews.com.
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