Chief Sechler has been actively involved in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Fire Service for over 32 years in various capacities.  He has participated in both EMS and Fire departments that were volunteer, paid-on-call, combination, ‘resident program’ pilot projects, and career Services.

Mr. Sechler has held Administrative positions as a Fire Chief, an EMS Director, a Billing Services Manager, and a Wisconsin State EMS Office official—as the ALS / Paramedic Program Coordinator at Wisconsin DHS.  Dana is a respected resource in the Public Service community and is often asked to speak on a number of current and critical issues at various local, State, and Regional conferences for EMS & Fire.

In his full-time career in EMS & Fire Services, Chief Sechler gained valuable experience working at a number of different types and models of Services, including Fire-based, Hospital-based, and County-based EMS, a Third party Service, a Municipal Service, and a District Service.  Dana also founded and co-owned a Private ambulance service. His experience as an EMS provider, Officer, Supervisor, Manager, and Administrator stems across the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, allowed him to learn many different ways to provide and manage EMS in a variety of settings.

Mr. Sechler has work experience at several Colleges / Training Centers, in various capacities including EMS Instructor, Fire Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Educator, and Administrator for both initial and continuing education classes—for all the levels of EMS (including EMR, EMT, Intermediate, and Paramedic) as well as a number of Fire and Rescue classes. In the educational setting, Dana co-wrote several different curriculum that were adopted at the State level (for both Wisconsin and Iowa) for use in training EMS providers. 

Dana has been a valued member on various EMS projects, Committees, Boards, and Associations at the local, State, and National levels.  Over the last several years, Dana has become quite active in the Legislative process— advocating for EMS with elected officials—both at the State and Federal level.  In addition, Dana has conducted a number of EMS Leadership courses across the State (on behalf of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health) utilizing a course curriculum that he developed.

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Chief Sechler has held, and/or continues to hold a number of EMS & Fire credentials including:

          EMT, Intermediate, Paramedic, & Critical Care Paramedic

          Firefighter I & II

          Driver/Operator/Pumper

          Rope Rescue I & II

          Fire Officer I

          Numerous Instructor certifications for EMS, Fire, and the American Heart Association, including BLS / ACLS / PALS

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In short, Chief Sechler has gained a wide variety of experience in almost every possible aspect of Emergency Medical Services and the Fire Service, which can be drawn upon for some unique and out-of-the box ideas and solutions to issues affecting EMS & Fire in today’s complex environment.