Fire and EMS Expert - Training and Response

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John K. Murphy, JD, PA-C, MS, EFO retired as a Deputy Fire Chief after 32 years of career fire department service, he is a practicing attorney with a focus on employment practices liability, Fire and EMS training safety, employment policy, and practices, forensic evaluation on fire and EMS operations, internal investigations, subject matter expert in pre-hospital EMS and Fire Operations and consulting on risk management for private and public entities. He is a Physician’s Assistant and has been a practicing physician’s assistant since 1977, with a focus on urgent, emergency, pre-hospital medical care, and occupational medicine, and is a current FMSCA Certified Medical Examiner. He was a US Navy Corpsman and a current Fire Commissioner. Mr. Murphy is a National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program graduate. His past fire and emergency medical experience includes being a paramedic/firefighter, paramedic program director, chief fire officer, chief of training, emergency operations chief, health and safety officer, and fire chief. EMPLOYMENT Deputy Fire Chief – Eastside Fire & Rescue, Issaquah, Washington 1988 - 2007 Fire Chief – City of Sammamish (WA) 2000 - 2007 Key Responsibilities • All phases of Fire Department operation to include budget management, personnel management, hiring and retention; Policy Review and development; internal investigations; emergency response program development & management; disaster planning and response; Firefighter and EMS training; Fleet Maintenance, IT, and Telephonic communications. • Incident Command – all hazardous response programs to include Special Operations, Fire & EMS • Chief of Training • Health and Safety Officer • Community Education/PIO • Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention • Development, implementation, and management of Fire Department-based paramedic programs • Health and Safety Officer • EMS and Fire Training • Firefighter and Paramedic (EMT-P) Physician’s Assistant 1977 – Present Physician’s Assistant: Emergency, Urgent Care Center and Occupational Health. o Licensed medical practitioner with a focus on Emergency Care, Urgent Care, Family Practice and Occupational Medicine EDUCATION Seattle University School of Law • Juris Doctor Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington • Master of Science, Health Education Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington • Bachelor of Science, Health Education/Paramedicine National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland • Executive Fire Officer Program - Graduate University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah • Physician’s Assistant Program (MEDEX Class VII) Areas of Expertise Fire and EMS Operations & Command Pre-hospital Response: Treatment and Transportation Human Resources: Hiring/ Physical Ability Testing Human Resources: Discipline/Promotional Testing Employment Issues: Internal Investigations Employment Issues: Hiring and Termination Pre-Hospital Standard of Care/Scope of Practice Equipment & Apparatus Design and Performance Training Programs: Standards & Development Training & Fire Officer Liability Policy Development, Implementation, Enforcement Fire & EMS Risk Analysis & Mitigation Emergency Response, Driving and Operations Volunteer and Career Combination Organizations Sport Injury Care and Management Medical/Physical under NFPA 1582 FMCSA Certified Medical Examiner Fire & EMS response, arrival, and operations Paramedics, EMT, 1st Responder Scope of Practice Paramedics, EMT, 1st Responder Standard of Care 911 Call Receiving and Dispatching Emergency Driving and Driver Training Medical & First Aid Standards CPR, Obstructed Airway, and Resuscitation Issues Fire EMS/Ambulance Transportation AED and public access defibrillation Defibrillators & Medical Equipment Fleet and durable medical equipment specifications