35.) Ray Norton | Flight Medic & Pinellas Suncoast District Fire Chief (ret.)

-Ray Norton is an O2X Instructor and Resilience Specialist who recently retired from Fire & EMS after 30 years of service-In 1987, he started his career as a volunteer firefighter at Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue in Florida and eventually ended his career as a District Chief with Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue. During his career he held positions as Driver Engineer, Lieutenant, Training Chief, EMS Chief and assisted with the Operations Chief position.-He was also a flight medic at Bayfront Medical Center where he worked with the busiest trauma response helicopter in the nation, having 97% of calls coming as scene responses. The program provided services for All Children’s Hospital pediatric and neonatal transports. -In his off time, he joined his wife to start up a nonprofit called Veterans Alternative to assist Veterans with PTS transition back to civilian life and help with stress management.-He’s also the author of our newest blog ‘After Action Review: 30 Years in the Fire Service’ where he covers his biggest takeaways from over 30 decades of public service'After Action Review: Three Decades in the Fire Service':https://o2x.com/uncategorized/after-action-review-three-decades-in-the-fire-service/'First Responder PTSD Awareness' by Conscious Content Collective:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJZBBFXGorYDownload the O2X Tactical Performance App:app.o2x.comLet us know what you think:Website: http://o2x.comIG: https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f