Graydon C Lord

Graydon C. Lord presently serves as associate director of the National EMS Preparedness Initiative at George Washington University's Office of Homeland Security and senior policy analyst on emergency response and homeland security. Chief Lord came to George Washington University after nearly 5 years as division chief of Emergency Medical Services for Cherokee County Fire Department in Cherokee County, Georgia.In this capacity, Chief Lord evaluated the EMS system and determined that the needs of...See more

Graydon C. Lord presently serves as associate director of the National EMS Preparedness Initiative at George Washington University's Office of Homeland Security and senior policy analyst on emergency response and homeland security. Chief Lord came to George Washington University after nearly 5 years as division chief of Emergency Medical Services for Cherokee County Fire Department in Cherokee County, Georgia.In this capacity, Chief Lord evaluated the EMS system and determined that the needs of the community would best be met by creating a fully integrated, dual-role, cross-trained, fire-based EMS system. Chief Lord provided leadership and operational execution to achieve that goal. Cherokee County Fire Department now has 200 EMTs and paramedics who serve 500 square miles in both an urban and rural environment with Advanced Life Support ambulances.Chief Lord became an EMT and paramedic in 1980 and was promoted through the ranks to become EMS operations chief of the second-largest EMS system in New England at Worcester Emergency Medical Services in Worcester, Massachusetts, until his retirement in 2001.Chief Lord lectures nationally and internationally on EMS systems development, leadership and operations, disaster response, and homeland security preparedness. He is an adjunct faculty member for various institutions and agencies, including the Institute for International Disaster Emergency Medicine, Group Trauma Services of Portugal, Texas A&M University, US Department of Justice, US Department of Homeland Security, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Copenhagen Fire Department, Appalachian Technical College, and the Georgia Public Safety Center. He was appointed by former President George W. Bush to serve on the National Commission on Children and Disasters and also holds an appointment to the US Department of Defense InterAgency Board.Chief Lord is a member or officer of several professional organizations, including the International Association of Emergency Medical Services Chiefs (IAEMSC), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), and Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services (GAEMS). He is a past member of the board of directors for the NAEMT and the GAEMS. See less