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Staying Competitive in Ambulance Transport
Ken Riddle
Executive Director
Nevada Fire Chiefs Association
PO Box 370518
Las Vegas, Nevada 89137
702-982-3433
ken.riddle@cox.net
Background:
Chief Ken Riddle has over 30 years experience with emergency services in both the private and
public sector. He recently retired after having been employed by the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
for 28 years. He served as a Deputy Fire Chief since 1995 and was responsible for the Operations
Division, Medical Services Division, Administrative Division, and served as the Fire Marshal in the
Fire Prevention Division. While serving in those Divisions, he designed and developed several
major programs, including an ambulance transport program for the Department. Chief Riddle was
the primary contact for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) implemented
in 2001. The U.S. Public Health Service representatives consider the Las Vegas MMRS a model
program for other communities.
In addition to Chief Riddle’s work with MMRS, he also has substantial experience in emergency
management. He was very active in planning for Y2K, the annual Las Vegas New Year’s Eve
celebration, hazardous materials operations and civil unrest planning. While serving as the Fire
Marshal, he was responsible for the Las Vegas Bomb Squad and Fire Investigations Division. He
was responsible for the implementation of the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) on a
county-wide basis, including the QI components of the system.
Chief Riddle has been extremely active in national EMS issues for the past 15 years serving on the
Executive Committee for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) EMS Section, serving
as Chairman from 1999 – 2003 and as the International Director for EMS on the IAFC Board of
Directors in 2005 – 2006. He also served as the President of the Southern Nevada Fire Chiefs
Association and is currently the Executive Director for the Nevada Fire Chiefs Association.
Chief Riddle has two associate degrees, one in Fire Service Management and one in Fire Science
Technology. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program.
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