Christopher “Chris” Johnson is the Director of Safety, Security, & Emergency Management for Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began a career in emergency services in 1989. Throughout his career, he has held positions as a firefighter, paramedic, public safety officer (law enforcement), critical care flight paramedic, hospital safety & emergency management officer, and assistant chief/training officer for a county rescue squad. He has also held leadership positions with the South Carolina Emergency Response Task Force (SCTF-1 USAR), and National Disaster Medical System (SC-1 DMAT and OR-2 DMAT). He earned a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Emergency Management. He is a certified instructor through the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Center for Domestic Preparedness. He has more than 90 specialized certifications, including WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Hazardous Materials Technician, Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, and Advanced Tactical Management of WMD Incidents. In his free time, he teaches seminars and courses nationwide in healthcare emergency management, WMD preparedness and response, technical rescue, swift-water/flood rescue, and large animal rescue. He can be reached via email at: c.johnsonem@gmail.com