Cory Richter

Cory S. Richter, BA, NRP, is a retired Deputy Chief for Indian River County Fire Rescue in Florida. He has been in EMS for over 40 years and has worked for several agencies, including a private ambulance service doing both non-emergency transports and responding to 911 calls. Cory now works for Indian River Shores Public Safety Department as the IT Director. IRSPSD is a public safety agency that covers the town of Indian River Shores for police, fire, and EMS. Cory manages all the network and system programs for the agency and works with the medical director on the EMS protocols. Cory is active in NAEMT as a provider and instructor in AMLS, PHTLS, EPC, GEMS, and TECC and is an affiliate faculty for AMLS, PHTLS, EPC, TECC and GEMS. Cory works with American Heart Association (AHA) as a training center coordinator, holds ACLS and BLS instructor certifications, and is a regional faculty for ACLS and BLS. Cory was the task force chair for his region in Florida and a member of the state Emergency Communication Center (ECC) committee. Cory is on the National Fire Protection Association 450 and 451 technical committees. Cory earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Franklin Pierce College and an Associate degree in Fire Science and EMS from Indian River State College. He was chairman of the Florida EMS Advisory Council and served 4 years, he was the chairman of the Florida EMS Strategic Plan, and was active on several state committees. He has devoted many years to both National and state-level EMS issues – one being the creation of the Florida Drug Shortage Committee.