NC Disaster Symposium

2023 NCDS SPEAKERS - DAY 1 July 4th Parade Shooting - Lessons from a Tragedy The Highland Park, IL July 4th Parade mass shooting was, as one would imagine, a day of tragedy. It was, however, also a day of heroism. As a lone deranged gunmen created havoc in the streets of a normally pleasant and peaceful community, he simultaneously triggered a series of actions capturing an unbreakable altruism, actions that saved lives. From police officers to firefighters, EMTs,and paramedics, from nurses to doctors, from husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, and brothers, from strangers... everyone reached beyond their imagined capacity and helped. Everyone helped. Hear some of their stories and lessons learned.

Ben Feinzimer - Illinois Region 10 EMS - Highland ParkDr. Ben Feinzimer is a board certified ER physician working in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He is a former firefighter/EMT, recipient of a master's degree in organizational psychology,…