Casey Shifflet has a passion for the well-being of First Responders 
and their families. Casey sees the Emergency Services Community as a family of people who put service before self. 

As a Senior Paramedic Field Training Officer and Paramedic Lead for his employer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Casey has been serving the citizens of Colorado Springs as a paramedic for more than thirty five years. He has overseen the field training of countless Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics. As Field Supervisor, Casey uses his leadership skills to motivate and coordinate day-to-day operations while operating as a supervisor. Casey has been pressed into service in leadership roles during several large incidents, such as the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest Fires, as well as the Planned Parenthood Shooting in Colorado Springs. Paramedic Shifflet is also the Commander of the Colorado Paramedics Honor Guard, a professional honor guard that has twenty-plus members. Besides the normal duties of the honor guard, Commander Shifflet stresses leadership training for all members. 

Casey’s passion at work is utilizing leadership skills to motivate his 
fellow employees as well as those of ancillary agencies in the area. 
Prior to coming to Colorado Springs, Casey worked as a Paramedic 
Supervisor in the Phoenix Metro and surrounding area. Before 
Arizona, Casey had the distinct title and privilege of being one of the first two paramedics to serve the public in Pueblo, Colorado. Casey also has over 2,000 hours on fixed-wing air ambulances. All totaled, Shifflet has over 45 years in the EMS business, starting his career on August 10, 1976. 

In part, Shifflet has learned his leadership and motivational skills while serving twenty-four years in the United States Air Force and the Colorado Air National Guard. Casey has earned several awards over his tenure, including his company’s Meritorious Service Medal, Clinical Excellence, and numerous Phoenix Awards for Cardiac Arrests that survived to hospital discharge. Shifflet has several Medals from his Air Force days, but the one he is most proud of is the Colorado Commendation for Valor. 

Outside of work, Casey is a father of four and grand-father of two. 
His family is the most important part of his life. Casey loves the 
outdoors and is an avid skier, road and mountain biker. Getting out for a ride on one of his Harleys for some wind therapy is one of his guilty pleasures.
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