Mike Ethridge is the director of Macon County EMS, and has been in EMS since 1985. He attended Paramedic school in 1990 at Cookeville through Roane State. He has served various roles in EMS including Paramedic, Training Officer and currently director at Macon County EMS. He has been an EMT Instructor/Coordinator since 1993 and teaching at Vol-State, TTU and currently teaching with TCAT-Livingston. 16:35 Wrap up and questions 18:30 Awards Banquet Followed by social networking until Midnight Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 7:00 Breakfast and Vendor Networking 8:20 Announcements and Welcome 8:30 Tennessee Advanced Communication Network Arnold Hooper Gerald Risner This presentation provides a look at the FirstNet System that TN has elected to participate in. Within this program all first responders will have opportunity to join the wireless network on a dedicated system for first responders. Arnold Hooper is the wireless communications director for the State of Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. He has been involved in Public Safety since 1976 beginning as a Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad member working his way up the chain of command to attain the rank of Assistant Chief. He currently manages the statewide build out for the Tennessee Highway Patrol of the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network a P25 trunked radio system utilizing the TVRCS as phase 1. Gerald Risner is the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security in the Communications Sector for the Tennessee Highway Patrol and is currently helping to head up the new Tennessee Advanced Communication Network or TACN (a LMR P25 700/800/VHF trunking system that has been implemented statewide and currently used by several state departments and local entities). 9:30 EMS Vision 2050 Andy Gienapp, MS, NREMTP This presentation will provide inside look at the current status of EMS Agenda 2050 from one of the Technical Expert Panel members, offer an opportunity to ask questions about the project, and highlight the ways you can get involved!
Mike Ethridge is the director of Macon County EMS, and has been in EMS since 1985. He attended Paramedic school in 1990 at Cookeville through Roane State. He has served various roles in EMS including Paramedic, Training Officer and currently director at Macon County EMS. He has been an EMT Instructor/Coordinator since 1993 and teaching at Vol-State, TTU and currently teaching with TCAT-Livingston. 16:35 Wrap up and questions 18:30 Awards Banquet Followed by social networking until Midnight Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 7:00 Breakfast and Vendor Networking 8:20 Announcements and Welcome 8:30 Tennessee Advanced Communication Network Arnold Hooper Gerald Risner This presentation provides a look at the FirstNet System that TN has elected to participate in. Within this program all first responders will have opportunity to join the wireless network on a dedicated system for first responders. Arnold Hooper is the wireless communications director for the State of Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. He has been involved in Public Safety since 1976 beginning as a Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad member working his way up the chain of command to attain the rank of Assistant Chief. He currently manages the statewide build out for the Tennessee Highway Patrol of the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network a P25 trunked radio system utilizing the TVRCS as phase 1. Gerald Risner is the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security in the Communications Sector for the Tennessee Highway Patrol and is currently helping to head up the new Tennessee Advanced Communication Network or TACN (a LMR P25 700/800/VHF trunking system that has been implemented statewide and currently used by several state departments and local entities). 9:30 EMS Vision 2050 Andy Gienapp, MS, NREMTP This presentation will provide inside look at the current status of EMS Agenda 2050 from one of the Technical Expert Panel members, offer an opportunity to ask questions about the project, and highlight the ways you can get involved!
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