With over 25 years of deep and wide-ranging executive-level expertise in the Fire and EMS industry, Thomas Breyer has served with the Union Township Fire Department, OH as a firefighter-paramedic, the City of Forest Park Fire Department, OH as a firefighter-paramedic, Lieutenant, and EMS Coordinator, and the International Association of Fire Fighters as a Fire-Based EMS Specialist, Director, and Division Head (Assistant to the General President). While at Forest Park, he restructured and supervised a complete overhaul of the department’s EMS capabilities and capacity for response and was responsible for providing continuing education. Mr. Breyer has now transitioned to serve in the private sector, where he can continue his career-long passion to reduce community risk and support the needs of the public using analytics to improve response and safety efforts in the fire service.
Mr. Breyer holds an associate’s degree from Hocking Technical College in Fire and Emergency Services, a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University, and a master’s degree from the George Washington University in Emergency Medical Services Leadership. He has served on several committees and boards that are responsible for shaping the quality of the fire and EMS industry, including: NFPA 1750 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Providing Fire and Emergency Services to the Public, NFPA 1022 Standard for Fire and Emergency Services Analyst Professional Qualifications, NFPA 3000 Standard for Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response, the Center for Public Safety Excellence Board of Directors, and the Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions Board of Directors.
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Retired Chief Administrative Officer San Diego County
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Salt Lake City Council Meeting
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