Biography
Ryan Pennington is a Firefighter/Paramedic for the Charleston Fire Department in Charleston West Virginia. He is currently assigned to Station 8 and is part of the West Virginia Task Force 1 USAR team. He has over 17 years of combined Fire, Rescue and EMS experience. Ryan started with a local volunteer department and continued through EMS to spend five years as a Critical Care Paramedic. Ryan transferred to the career fire service in 2003 and has worked for the City of Charleston since 2007.
Ryan is a Firehouse.com contributing editor where he has multiple articles, blogs, podcasts, and has appeared in the July 2010 issue of Firehouse Magazine. Ryan is currently a WV State Instructor 2, Hazmat Technician, and Certified Fire Officer 2. He is very involved teachingEMSand firefighter safety. You can find his website at viewsfromthejumpseat.com and reach him at [email protected]
