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NAEMT President Ken Bouvier congratulates members Don Walsh and Gary Ludwig on their recent promotions. Walsh was recently named assistant deputy fire commissioner of the division of emergency medical services for the Chicago Fire Department, and Ludwig was named deputy fire chief for the Memphis Fire Department.
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Don Walsh
| Walsh will be in charge of the fire department’s EMS service within the Bureau of Operations. Since 1976, Walsh has worked for the Chicago Fire Department’s Bureau of Operations, where he served as a licensed paramedic, EMS manager, educator, instructor and chief officer. His public safety background includes being an adjunct faculty member of the National Fire Academy under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, past president of the Chicago Fire Paramedics Association, past director of the Illinois Paramedics Association, past board of director of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, and governor-appointed state of Illinois Representative for the State Emergency Medical Services Council.
His career activities have earned him the 2002 James O. Page Leadership Award EMS Fire Chief of the Year from the International Association of Fire Chiefs, EMS Magazine’s 2002 Paramedic of the Year Award, the 2003 NAEMT Asmund S. Laerdal Paramedic of the Year Award, a city of Chicago Recognition Resolution and a state of Illinois House of Representatives Recognition Resolution in 2002. In April 2003, he was elected as a Fellow to the Institute of Medicine of Chicago.
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Gary Ludwig
| “I am ready to meet the challenges the Fire Commissioner has set forth for the Chicago Fire Department,” said Walsh. “The Fire Commissioner has great vision for the Department and EMS, and I am happy to be part of his new management team. I look forward to using my experiences, education, and knowledge to make Chicago one of the best Fire / EMS services in the world.”
As deputy fire chief, Ludwig will oversee emergency medical service operations. He has more than 28 years experience in fire and EMS, including 25 years with the city of St. Louis. He retired as the chief paramedic from the St. Louis Fire Department in 2001. He has also recently served as director of emergency services and chief of special operations for Jefferson County, Missouri.
“We are excited to welcome Gary to our team,” said Memphis Fire Chief Richard Arwood. “His background, education, experience and recognition as a national fire service leader will complement our existing outstanding management team.”
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