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Steve Dudeney writes “View from Across the Pond,” a FireRescue1 column highlighting the differences and similarities between American firefighters and their British counterparts. A veteran of the London Fire Brigade, Dudeney helps two countries and cultures learn from one another.

Shannon Pieper has 15 years of experience in public safety media and communications. She serves as senior director of Marketing Content for Lexipol. She was previously editorial director for PennWell Public Safety, publisher of FireRescue Magazine and Law Officer Magazine. Pieper has a bachelor’s degree in English from Indiana University and a master’s degree in written communication from National-Louis University in Illinois. Connect with Shannon via email or LinkedIn.

Kris Lynch is a writer and editor who previously worked for Lexipol’s Policy and Learning Content team. As a writer focused on the fire service vertical, Lynch authored Daily Training Bulletins (DTBs), Today’s Tip scripts, and articles for FireRescue1.com and Lexipol’s blog. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and more than 30 years of experience as a writer and editor.

Jon Dorman is Director of Content – Fire for Lexipol. He has more than 25 years in the fire service in both combination and career departments, retiring as the assistant chief of operations and deputy emergency manager. Dorman also has more than a decade of experience teaching in the Fire Science and Emergency Management program at Purdue University Global (formerly Kaplan University). He has a bachelor’s degree in fire protection science from SUNY Empire State College, a master’s degree in employment law from Nova Southeastern University, and a master’s degree in homeland security and emergency management from Kaplan University. Dorman can be reached at jdorman@lexipol.com.

Battalion Chief William “Wes” Ward served as the director of EMS for the Center Point Fire District in central Alabama. Ward retired from the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service in 2014 as a fire captain. He currently serves as a part-time EMS instructor at Jefferson State Community College where he has worked since 2007. Also, Ward serves as the administrator for Alabama EMS Challenge, which is an EMS continuing education initiative sponsored by the Alabama Fire College that brings physician lectures to EMS providers free of charge. Ward is an Alabama representative for NREMT, and he has volunteered for multiple NREMT committees. He is a member of the IAFC and is active in the Central Alabama Fire Chiefs’ Association. Ward holds a bachelor’s degree from Athens State University and a master of public administration from Troy University. He is currently in progression in the Troy University Global Leadership Ph.D. Program.

Learn how to quickly and safely handle medical emergencies as part of a fire-ems unit. EMT Jim Upchurch writes, ‘Survival Zone,’ a FireRescue1 column, to teach you how to increase the odds that your patient will survive a heart attack, stroke, spinal injury, etc.