Rommie Duckworth is a dedicated emergency responder, author, and educator with over thirty years of experience working in career and volunteer fire departments, hospital healthcare systems, and private emergency medical services. Rom is a career fire captain and paramedic EMS Coordinator for Ridgefield (CT) Fire Department and director of the New England Center for Rescue and Emergency Medicine. Rom holds a master’s degree in public administration, is an accredited Fire Officer and graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer program, and is the recipient of the NAEMT Presidential Award, American Red Cross Hero Award, Sepsis Alliance Sepsis Hero Award, and the EMS 10 Innovators Award. Rom is the author of “Duckworth on Education” as well as chapters in more than a dozen EMS, fire, rescue, and medical textbooks and over 100 published articles in fire and EMS magazines. As a member of the NAEMT Board of Directors, Sepsis Alliance Advisory Board, Fire Engineering and JEMS Editorial Boards, along with other professional advocacy organizations, Rom continues to work for the advancement of emergency services.