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Retired Fire Chief
Emergency Management Systems, Inc
Oviedo, Florida, United States
Richard Stilp, RN, MA. Richard completed his fire service career in April of 2018 as the Fire Chief of St Cloud Fire Rescue in Central Florida. He began his career in the fire service in 1976 on Orlando Fire Department where he rose in rank to District Chief and served as a paramedic from 1978 until his retirement. Over his tenure on Orlando Fire Department he worked part time as an Emergency Department Registered Nurse at several hospitals in Orlando and Winter Haven, Florida and taught Paramedic School at Valencia College. He currently works through his consulting company Emergency Management Systems, Inc. and serves as the Vice President of the Florida HazMat Symposium.
After retirement from Orlando FD in 1999 he served as the Corporate Director for Safety and Security for Orlando Regional Healthcare Hospitals, Executive Director of the Central Florida Fire Academy, and Regional Hazardous Materials Coordinator for UASI Region V.
As an author, Richard has co-authored a number of books including “Emergency Medical Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents”, “Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders”, “The Hazardous Materials Field Guide”, and the “Citizens Guide to Terrorism Preparedness”. His current project is an extensive text book "Hazardous Materials Medicine; Treating the Chemically Injured Patient" Published through Wiley Publishers with a release in early 2023. . He has also authored articles for professional fire and nursing publications.
Richard serves as the Vice President of the Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium and as a member of the NFPA Hazardous Materials Committee. He holds an Associate in Arts, and Associates in Science in Nursing, a Bachelors of Arts in Business, and a Masters of Arts in Management. He is a Fire Instructor III, a Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) through FEMA, and has been certified as a Florida Professional Emergeny Manager (FPEM). He is the owner of a consulting company "Emergency Management Systems, Inc".