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Gary Ludwig
Gary Ludwig is a well-known author, educator, speaker, and consultant who has served in three fire departments over his career. His fire, EMS, rescue, 911, and emergency management career spans a total of 46 years, including 35 years in two metropolitan cities, St. Louis and Memphis. He has been a paramedic for over 44 years. He served as the President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) during the 2019-20 term, and was selected as the International Career Fire Chief of the Year in 2022. He has a Master’s degree in Business and Management. He has written over 500 articles for professional fire and EMS publications and is the author of four books. He has also been invited to speak at over 400 professional EMS or fire conferences or seminars. He has won numerous awards including the International Career Fire Chief of the Year in 2022, the James O. Page EMS Leadership Award from JEMS Magazine in 2014, the IAFC EMS Section’s James O Page Achievement Award in 2018. He has managed two award-winning metropolitan EMS systems (Memphis and St. Louis) and was fire chief of an ISO Class 1 fire department (Champaign). He has pioneered many concepts which are now standard practice in fire and EMS systems today. In 2022, he was appointed by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to the National Advisory Council for FEMA. Chief Ludwig has responded to over 35,000 fire, rescue, and EMS incidents during his 46-year career and has performed at various levels including patient care as a paramedic, firefighting, and the incident commander at countless emergency scenes and planned events. |
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Awards
2022 International Association of Fire Chiefs - Career Fire Chief of the Year
2022 International Association of Fire Chiefs - President's Award
2018 James O. Page Achievement Award - International Association of Fire Chiefs
2014 Presidential Award – Tennessee EMS Association
2014 James O Page EMS Leadership Award – National Award
2014 Career Fire-based EMS System of the Year - Awarded by the Congressional Fire Service Institute
2012 Tennessee EMS Service of the Year – Awarded by the Tennessee Ambulance Service Association
1998 Missouri EMS Administrator of the Year - Awarded by the Missouri EMS Association
1998 Missouri EMS Service of the Year - Awarded by the Missouri Emergency Medical Service Association
1996 Mayor's Award - City of St. Louis - Improved Level of Service
1995 Mayor's Award - City of St. Louis - Monetary Savings
1981 Mayor’s Award of Heroism - City of St. Louis
1979 Mayor’s Award of Heroism - City of St. Louis
2022 International Association of Fire Chiefs - Career Fire Chief of the Year
2022 International Association of Fire Chiefs - President's Award
2018 James O. Page Achievement Award - International Association of Fire Chiefs
2014 Presidential Award – Tennessee EMS Association
2014 James O Page EMS Leadership Award – National Award
2014 Career Fire-based EMS System of the Year - Awarded by the Congressional Fire Service Institute
2012 Tennessee EMS Service of the Year – Awarded by the Tennessee Ambulance Service Association
1998 Missouri EMS Administrator of the Year - Awarded by the Missouri EMS Association
1998 Missouri EMS Service of the Year - Awarded by the Missouri Emergency Medical Service Association
1996 Mayor's Award - City of St. Louis - Improved Level of Service
1995 Mayor's Award - City of St. Louis - Monetary Savings
1981 Mayor’s Award of Heroism - City of St. Louis
1979 Mayor’s Award of Heroism - City of St. Louis