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James Careless is an award-winning freelance writer who covers the public safety sector. His articles have been published in fire, EMS and law enforcement publications across North America.

John Romeo is deputy chief medical officer for St. Charles County Ambulance District. He can be reached at jromeo@sccad.com.

The Cambridge Consulting Group is a group of independent consultants who have formed an unprecedented collaborative team of experts in the paramedicine field. The team has extensive knowledge and experience in emergency medical services, ambulance operations of every organizational structure and medical transportation service.

CCH works locally, regionally, at the state level, interstate level, federally and internationally to review your needs, identify the best team of advisors and engage in a unique mutually supportive, interdisciplinary approach to provide the best solutions for you.

Jason Pickering, BS, LPM, FO, works as a career firefighter/paramedic/instructor for the City of Gary, Indiana; is a member of Indiana District One Task Force; and is a specialty care paramedic with Superior Air/Ground Ambulance. He has been in emergency services since 1994. Pickering served in the U.S. Navy; ARFF; industrial, career and volunteer fire and EMS organizations. He can be contacted through LinkedIn.

Kyle Kuehmichel has a master’s degree in fire service and emergency management leadership. He has been working as an EMT and paramedic since 2009 in both a rural and urban setting with a variety of experience in ground transport EMS as well as flight service. Kuehmichel was also a volunteer firefighter for Boone County Fire Protection District in central Missouri for five years. He currently works as the EMS coordinator for Union College’s International Rescue and Relief Program as well as a volunteer firefighter/paramedic with Southeast Fire and Rescue.

Al Cobos has over 32 years of law enforcement experience with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). He holds a master’s degree in emergency services administration and a bachelor’s Degree in vocational arts from California State University, Long Beach. He is an award-winning faculty member of the University of Phoenix, Southern California campus for his research course development in managing teams.

He currently serves as a sergeant at the LASD Training Bureau’s Education-Based Discipline/Leadership Unit where his primary responsibilities involve training personnel who have been disciplined. He is also responsible for developing executives, supervisors, recruits, civilian/professional staff and instructors in their pursuits on the department. He is the primary consultant and owner of Dychelon LLC, which is a law enforcement and human resources training provider.

Dr. Dickson is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas. He serves as EMS medical director of Montgomery County Hospital District EMS and is board certified in emergency medicine. His academic interests include stroke, acute care coordination and resuscitation.

L.J. Relle is a career firefighter and paramedic who has served the greater New Orleans area for more than 15 years. He has performed various roles in high-volume fire/EMS/critical care agencies and is a veteran of Hurricane Katrina and many other industrial and natural disasters. He also serves as a consultant to Eitan Medical, a global leader in advanced infusion therapy solutions across the care continuum, developing EMS-optimized infusion solutions.

David Miller, BS, C-NPT, CP-C, FP-C, is a community paramedic at Eagle County Paramedic Services (ECPS) spearheading the community paramedic program.

Peter Sanders is public information director at the Los Angeles City Fire Department. He is a senior-level communications professional with 18 years of crisis communications, marketing, strategic media relations and journalism experience. Sanders was previously the deputy mayor for communications for the City of Los Angeles and worked as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Prior to communications, Sanders was a NREMT-paramedic and worked for various 911 systems in California and Texas.