Chris has been a firefighter and EMS provider for over 25 years in Eastern Pennsylvania and was the first operational employee hired by the Macungie Ambulance Corps in 1998.  He is also an acting supervisor at the Lehigh County 911 communications center, Fire Chief for a Lehigh County Fire Department and an adjunct instructor for two local community colleges as well as a local level instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.  He completed his paramedic training in 2005 at the George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medical Institute at Lehigh Valley Health Network.  He maintains certifications as a Nationally Registered Paramedic, Pro-board Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor II, Fire and Life Safety Educator II, PA EMS Instructor, and an American Heart Association CPR and ACLS instructor.