David Weand, the NCEMSF Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator, began his career in Emergency Medical Services with the Cedar Run Volunteer Rescue Squad in Fauquier, Virginia. David joined as a junior member in 1996 and obtained his EMT-Basic and EVOC in Fairfax County in 1998 after joining the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in 1997. He then graduated high school and continued his EMS education with the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad in Blacksburg, Virginia while attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

David was an active member at the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad from 2000 through 2004. He volunteered as a driver and then as an AIC. He became certified as a Cardiac Technician and began providing care as an ALS provider in 2002- both as a volunteer with the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad and as a part-time employee with Regional EMS, Inc. in Pulaski, Virginia. He also served as the Membership Committee chairman for a year, followed by two years as the Personnel Lieutenant and a member of the VTRS Executive Board.

Upon graduating from Virginia Tech, and being honored with life membership status with the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad, David is living in Fairfax, Virginia and pursuing a career with the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. His certifications include EMT-I, EVOC, BTLS, PALS, ACLS, AHA BLS Instructor, and Vehicle Rescue.

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