LT. JARRED R. ALDEN, M.A., FFII, NRP, is a firefighter/paramedic operations officer for the Akron (OH) Fire Department (AFD). He has lead crews as a Lieutenant for nine years. He has worked 22-plus years as a firefighter and a paramedic. He was a member of the Akron Police Department SWAT Tactical Medic program for 16 years. Alden is also a nationally registered paramedic and an Ohio state-certified paramedic. He is ITLS, ACLS, PALS, PITLS, and BLS certified. He is a certified firefighter in Ohio. LT. Alden works part-time for the Department of Homeland Security through Louisiana State University. Alden holds a Master of Arts degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences from Wright State University and a BA from Urbana University. He served as a collegiate professor at the University of Akron.