Resource Library
Knowledge is power that controls access to opportunity and advancement.
SafeTech Solutions empowers EMS leaders by giving them the tools and information they need to succeed. We believe in learning from others and sharing best practices. Please use the materials provided in this library archive to educate yourself, state and local government leaders about the challenges facing EMS and potential ways to address them.
EMS Syndrome: The Chronic Disease of EMS
Leadership
Understand the causes and symptoms of this affliction and work to mitigate its debilitating consequences. By John Becknell, PhD.
Five Surefire Ways to Ruin an EMS Field Supervisor
Field Supervision
Field supervisors perform an important job, but they often do so without executive leaders understanding and valuing the role. By John Becknell, PhD.
Rural Ambulance Service Leader’s Survival Guide
Rural EMS
Download this free resource designed for rural ambulance leaders in North Dakota to help you handle the challenges of rural EMS in your state. Courtesy of SafeTech Solutions.
The Real Cost of Volunteerism in EMS
Rural EMS
Volunteerism has given the public the wrong impression about the skill and quality of the worker. By John Becknell, PhD.
Let Go of Reimbursement
Rural EMS
Teach the public to fund EMS as a public good, not simply as a means of transport to the hospital. By John Becknell, PhD.
Planning is an Ongoing Process
Strategic & Financial Planning
Lakes Region EMS uses an annual planning retreat to set priorities and directions for the coming year. By John Becknell, PhD.
Four Questions to Help You Become a Better Leader
Leadership
Managers are not change agents, and the absence of leadership shows up when something needs to change, improve or be created. By John Becknell, PhD.
Leadership Succession and Attracting a New Generation to Lead
Leadership
By neglecting to be models that young people want to emulate, many view leadership as large, onerous, lonely and unappealing. By John Becknell, PhD.
How to Reduce Your Agency’s Suck Factor
Leadership
Five questions every EMS leader should ask employees about their perceptions of the organization. By John Becknell, PhD.