Preplanning For EMS

Warren Porter has over 30 years of experience with emergency medical services (EMS), in a variety of positions. He has worked in the military as an infantryman and medic, and his work experience includes positions at paid and volunteer fire departments as well as third service organizations in rural and suburban agencies. Positions heldinclude field paramedic and continuing education trainer. He has also worked as an educator and administrator in college and fire services settings. Aside from his regular EMS duties, Warren directed mobile public health clinics for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and served as theEvacuee Shelter Medical Operations Director for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. He has taught numerous EMS anddisaster courses internationally, is on the Texas EMS Magazine editorial board, presented at EMS conferences, is a continuing education reviewer, has written several chapters for EMS textbooks,and was a subject writer for the New EMS Education Standards. He holds a Master'sdegree in Emergency Health Services from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.