In the post-9/11 world, many businesses and organizations have become engrossed in the debate over whether we’re prepared for the next terrorist attack, large-scale natural disaster or who-knows-what kind of major incident. For emergency response organizations, the abundance of funding sources from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds and similar agencies provide new options […]
John Peruggia, MSM, EFO, EMT-P is an Assistant Chief with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). He has been actively involved in EMS for the past 29 years. He served 7 years as the Chief of EMS for FDNY and currently serves asthe Continuity if Operations (COOP) manager in addition to being the Assistant Chief of EMS Operations. John is a founding member of the International Association of EMS Chiefs and a member of the JEMS and EMS Insider editorial boards. John has managed many Mass Casualty Incidents and major events , including the Attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.
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