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Larry Torrey is a registered nurse and paramedic with more than 20 years experience in both fields. Larry has served as a street medic, a CERT medic, and a military medic. He is currently employed as an RN in an urban emergency department and as a U.S. military special operations medical educator. To contact Larry, email larry.torrey@ems1.com.

Lenwood Brown III is a career firefighter/EMT-I and has been involved with emergency services in a variety of capacities for over 10 years. He holds a degree in fine art and combines his desire to create with his passion for emergency services through comics. Brown pulls from his experience as a volunteer, on-call and full-time firefighter/EMT-I to highlight the lighter side of the job. You can find all of his work online at JakesComic.com, on Twitter @notoriouslb3 and can be reached at lenwood@jakescomic.com.

Take your department in the direction you want. Get expert advice on how to effectively lead your fire department. 20-year veteran Linda Willing writes “Leading the Team,” a FireRescue1 column about fire department leadership.

EMS1.com columnist Mark Bruning, COO for AMR’s Central Division, focuses on the management side of EMS, concentrating on strategic planning, finances and business models.

Chief Ronald Siarnicki began his fire service career with the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department in 1978 and progressed through the ranks to chief. In July 2001, Chief Siarnicki retired from the Prince George’s County to become the executive director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. He is a graduate of the master’s program, school of management and technology at the University of Maryland, University College and has a bachelor’s degree in fire science management from UMUC. Prior to joining the Prince George’s County, he served as a volunteer firefighter with the Monessen VFD Hose House 2 and currently serves with the United Communities VFD in Stevensville, Maryland. Siarnicki is a member of the FireRescue1/Fire Chief Editorial Advisory Board. Connect with Siarnicki on LinkedIn.

Sean Curtis is a law enforcement professional with over two decades of experience, serving with SWAT, diving and swift water rescue teams in Colorado. He has also served in wildland fire, search and rescue, EMS and emergency management.

Skip Kirkwood has been involved in EMS since 1973, as an EMT, paramedic, supervisor, educator, manager, consultant, state EMS director, and chief EMS officer. He is a past president of the National EMS Management Association, is a vigorous advocate for the advancement of the EMS profession, and a frequent speaker at regional and national EMS conferences.

Stephen Buckner is a grants consultant for firegrantshelp.com and emsgrantshelp.com. Stephen has been in EMS for 14 years and has been in the fire service for the last four of those. As a paramedic in Colorado Springs, Colo. for most of his career, he has had experience with hiring and field instruction. Stephen now serves as a firefighter/paramedic with Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District in Monument, Colo.

The Code Green Campaign calls a ‘code alert’ on the mental health of EMTs and paramedics by breaking the silence about mental illness in EMS by sharing the stories of those who have been there. The Code Green Campaign has selected this story and we are glad to share it with EMS1 readers. Learn more about the Code Green Campaign.

Eye of the Eagle is a bi-monthly column authored by members of the U.S. Metropolitan Municipalities EMS Medical Directors, commonly known in the EMS community as the Eagles Coalition. Spearheaded by EMS pioneer Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, the Eagles Coalition comprises jurisdictional EMS medical authorities from the nation’s largest cities who meet each February in Dallas at the annual EMS State of the Science Conference to review and discuss research on EMS concepts, procedures and equipment.