John K Gaffney, BBA, CEM, NREMT-Paramedic, I/C

CURRENT Director, Emergency Planning and Operations, UNM Health Sciences Center; Flight Paramedic, Lifeguard Air Emergency Services

EDUCATION

1976 E.M.T. Lubbock Christian College, Lubbock, Texas 1979 B.B.A. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Major: Management 1978 EMT-I.V. University of NM School of Medicine Emergency Medical Services Academy, Carlsbad, NM 1979 EMT-I/C Univer of NM School of Medicine Emergency Medical Services Academy, Albuquerque, NM 1984 EMT-P University of NM School of Medicine Emergency Medical Services Academy, Carlsbad, NM 1987 Police Officer NM Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Academy Basic Police Officer Training Course #102, Santa Fe, NM 2000 M.S. Current University of NM Enrollment; Major: Health Education

POSITIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

1974 NM State Fire Marshal's Training Academy Firefighter I Training 1974 - 1979 Paid/Volunteer Firefighter/Ambulance Attendant, City of Carlsbad Fire Department; La Huerta (Eddy County) Volunteer Fire Department; Carlsbad - South Eddy County Ambulance Service 1976 - present American Heart Association and American Red Cross CPR Provider (Instructor, 1978 - present) 1976 - present National Safety Council Defensive Driving (Instructor, 1982 - 1990) 1977 - 1979 EMT Instructor, Lubbock (Texas) Christian College 1977 - present National Association of Skin Diving Schools Scuba Diver; Rescue Specialist 1977 NM State Fire Marshal's Training Academy Fire Department Rescue NM State Fire Marshal's Training Academy/EMS Academy Extrication (Instructor, 1980 - 1997) 1979 - 1986 Deputy Director/Operations and Training; Field EMT, Carlsbad - South Eddy County (NM) Ambulance Service 1980 - 1992 American Red Cross CPR, Multimedia, Standard, and Advanced First Aid Instructor Trainer 1980 NM State Fire Marshal's Academy Hazardous Materials Emergencies 1980 - present American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (Instructor, 1982 - 1991; faculty 1991 - present) 1981 NM State Police/National Association for Search and Rescue's Managing the Search Function 1984 NM State Police Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis 1984 NM State Police/Phoenix Fire Department Incident Command System and Disaster Management 1985 NM Office of the Medical Investigator Death Field Investigation 1986 - 1987 Public Safety Officer (Police Officer/Firefighter/Paramedic), Rio Rancho, NM, Department of Public Safety 1987 - 1990 Training/Operations/EMS Sergeant, Rio Rancho, NM, Department of Public Safety 1987 - present University of NM School of Medicine Emergency Medical Services Basic Pediatric Instructor 1987 American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (Instructor, 1988 - present) 1987 - present Flight Paramedic (Rotor- and Fixed-Wing), Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, University of NM Health Sciences Center 1990 - 1994 EMS Trainer IV, Emergency Medical Services Academy, University of NM School of Medicine, Albuquerque  1991 - 1993 Faculty in Health Occupations, Albuquerque Technical - Vocational Institute 1993 Basic/Intermediate/Advanced Incident Command School, National Interagency Incident Management System, Santa Fe 1993 Emergency Management of the Radiation Contaminated Patient, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Oak Ridge Tennessee 1993 Hazardous Materials Technician, Levels I and II, NM Department of Public Safety Training Academy (Level I Instructor, 1996 - present) 1994 - 1999 Director, Center for Disaster Medicine, University of NM School of Medicine, Albuquerque 1997 - 2000 Dispatch Supervisor, Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, University of NM Health Sciences Center 1998 Domestic Chemical and Biological Weapons Awareness Course, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Orlando, FL 1998 - present Certified Emergency Manager (CEM7•), International Association of Emergency Managers

PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS

1990 - present Faculty, Annual NM EMS conference 1991, 1995 Faculty, Disaster `91, >•95, Orlando Florida (Program Committee: 1998, 1999) Speaker, National Institute of Urban Search and Rescue conference, Albuquerque NM

Conference White Papers		\
Bio-Medical Aspects of Bio-Terrorism and a Call to Action. Paul B. Roth, M.D., Brian Hjelle, M.D., John K Gaffney, BBA, CEM, TEMT-P	Document (32K)	Text Version (16K)