Gregory West - Legal Aspects of Emergency Services

SECOND EDITION

Gregory West, JD, EdD, BS

Dean, School of Protective and Human Services, Waukesha County Technical College

Firefighter/Paramedic, Hartland Fire Department

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Names: West, Gregory, author.

Title: Legal aspects of emergency services / Gregory West, JD, EdD, BS, Dean, School of Protective and Human Services, Waukesha County Technical College, Fire Fighter/Paramedic, Hartland Fire Department.

Description: Second edition. | Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020052656 | ISBN 9781284227970 (paperback)

Subjects: LCSH: Emergency medical services--Law and legislation--United States. | Medical care--Law and legislation--United States. | Law--United States.

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Gregory West currently serves as dean for the School of Protective and Human Services at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Prior to being named dean, he served at WCTC as the associate dean of Fire and EMS Training for several years. Greg is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin (he was formerly licensed in California as well) and holds several degrees, including a Doctor of Education with an emphasis in educational leadership and management, a Juris Doctor in law, and two Bachelor of Science degrees in fire science management and industrial engineering.

Greg also has volunteer, paid-on-call, and career (full-time) firefighting and EMS experience dating back to 1992. He has served with several fire departments in various capacities, including roles in not only fire suppression and EMS response but also as a fire inspector, fire investigator, line officer, public relations director, and union representative. Greg currently functions in a limited capacity as a member of the Hartland Fire Department; teaches legal aspects, business law, technical writing, and leadership/management courses as an adjunct visiting professor at Southern Illinois University and as a part-time instructor with West Texas A&M University; routinely presents on legal issues and educational topics related to fire and EMS disciplines; writes a bimonthly legal column for the Wisconsin EMS Associations magazine (