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A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P

Editor-in-chief of JEMS, A.J. Heightman is a former EMS director and EMS operations director who has researched and specialized in MCI management training for 30 years.

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JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P, learned from shows in Rhode Island, Ohio and Las Vegas this spring.


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For the first time in 30 years, organizers announced that the restored Engine 51 from the days of the hit TV show, and Squad 51, would be reunited on the apron of “Station 51”―together again!


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