Safety is Priority One - NO Exception!

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• Rick Patrick
• 2007 Aug 30

Safety is Priority One - NO Exception! An emergency incident is not your emergency. You have been called to mitigate someone else's unfortunate event. Assure the safety of you, your crew and the public prior to focusing on the incident.

- Rick Patrick,  http://www.icats.net/

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• Richard W. Patrick

  Richard W. Patrick, MS, CFO, EMT-P, CHS III, FF, is the retired Deputy Fire Chief of Estero Fire Rescue District in Estero, Fla. He has more than 29 years' experience in emergency services. He's the former Director of EMS Programs and Emergency Service Initiatives for VFIS, a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, York, Pa., where he remains as a consultant. Rick is a nationally known leader, educator, lecturer, author, speaker and consultant in EMS.