Emergency Medical Telecommunications

Copyright 2025

The components of this instructional framework were developed by the following curriculum development panelists:

Mary Binford, Public Safety Communications Coordinator, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Richmond
Scott Brillman, Director, Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications, Fairfax
Sam Burnette, Acting Director, Virgina Department of Health, Richmond
Samantha Cesil, Instructor, Chesapeake Career Center, Chesapeake Public Schools
Lisa Davis, Instructor, Colonial Forge High School, Stafford County Public Schools
George Honeycutt, Instructor, Caroline High School, Caroline County Public Schools
Nakia James, EMS Programs Coordinator/Director, Reynolds Community College, Richmond
Jessica Kay, Communications Administrator, Public Safety Emergency, Chesapeake Police Department, Chesapeake
Nikki Lewis, Communications Academy and Outreach Manager, Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communications Center, Charlottesville
Amber Moore, PSAP Specialist/EMD Accreditation Coordinator, Office of Emergency Medical Services, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
Stephen Sutton, Senior Telecommunicator, Danville Fire Department, Danville

Correlations to the Virginia Standards of Learning were reviewed and updated by the following:

Vickie L. Inge, Mathematics Committee Member, Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition
Anne F. Markwith, New Teacher Mentor (Science), Gloucester County Public Schools

Audrey Crenshaw-Valentine, HOSA State Specialist, reviewed and updated the HOSA correlations.

 

The framework was edited and produced by the CTE Resource Center:

Leanne P. Forbes, Writer/Editor
Kevin P. Reilly, Administrative Coordinator

The development of this framework was overseen by the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education:

Crystal Y. Stokes, Specialist, Health and Medical Sciences and Related Clusters
Karen M. Charney, Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction
Kelly C. Davis, Associate Director, Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation
Dr. J. Anthony Williams, Director

The CTE Resource Center is a grant project of the Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, and is administered by Henrico County Public Schools, Department of Career and Technical Education.

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