Matthew Cook

Matthew Cook

Firefighter Paramedic

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Fire Captain Paramedic at City of Bellingham

  • Education

    • Central Washington University

      1999 - 2000
      Paramedic
    • Skagit Valley College

      1997 - 1999
      Associate's degree Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Experience

    • Clallam County Fire District #3

      Nov 2001 - Sept 2006
      Firefighter Paramedic

      Firefighter Paramedic responding as a Primary Response ALS provider, in a combination small urban/rural/wilderness area

    • City of Bellingham

      Sept 2006 - now
      Captain Paramedic
    • Whatcom County Fire District #16

      Aug 2015 - now
      Assistant Chief

      Assistant Chief in an all volunteer fire department. Duties include fire/EMS response, project management, Fire/EMS report QC, future apparatus planning, personnel selection, budget development, SOP/SOG evolution, and training.

    • Whatcom County Fire District #14

      Sept 2017 - now
      EMS Training Program Director

      Develop curriculum, direct program instructors, and maintain EMT program per Washington State DoH guidelines. Teach as needed

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Incident Safety Officer - Fire Suppression (ISO)

      International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
      Sept 2004
    • ICS 100

      FEMA
    • Fire Officer Certification 1 & 2

      International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
      Mar 2018
    • Senior EMS Instructor

      Washington State Department of Health
      Sept 2013
    • Instructor 1

      International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
    • Firefighter 1

      International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
      Jun 1999