Ep 125: Who is Medical on a Rescue Task Force?

After training over 30,000 responders in 2,700 active shooter exercises across the country, we keep seeing the same gap: when EMS isn’t fire-based, the written plan for who goes inside and how transport capacity is protected is often unclear. In this episode of the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast, Bill Godfrey talks with instructors Kevin Nichols and Kelly Boaz about practical ways to solve that problem before the incident happens. They discuss: The “no ambulance if you take the medic off the ambulance” dilemma in non–fire-based EMS systems Why getting private, hospital-based, and third-service EMS into RTF training is critical Whether you really need paramedics inside the warm zone, or if EMT-level skills are enough for most RTF work How smaller communities can use existing EMTs in police/fire, callback systems, hospitals, and CERT-type volunteers Working through policies like “who can drive the ambulance” with private providers and risk management Six key questions your plan should answer about RTF staffing, warm-zone care, and protecting transport capacity The theme is simple: the gaps are real, but they’re fixable if you sit down now with EMS, fire, law enforcement, hospitals, and emergency management and work the problem together. Get the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist & Help Guide to support your RTF, triage, and transport planning: View this episode on YouTube at: Like what you hear? Drop a review and

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Ep 125: Who is Medical on a Rescue Task Force? is an episode from C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management by C3 Pathways.

This episode is 00:23:04 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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