Chanse Kaczmarski

Chanse is a husband, dog dad, hockey player, and snowboarder who has grown up and lived in South-Central Wisconsin his entire life. Chanse began his EMS career in high school, first being exposed to public safety occupations in the Explorer program and started as an EMS volunteer in 1995 serving as both a Basic and Advanced EMT. Chanse has been a career paramedic for a third service municipal EMS provider since 2002. He is also the Deputy Fire Chief for his community's fire department and is also a certified law enforcement officer in Wisconsin. Chanse has a bachelor's degree in Fire and Emergency Management along with broad experience in public safety. He seeks to see EMS recognized as an essential service in Wisconsin and achieve the same funding, standing, and recognition as police and fire. His interest and involvement in EMS dates back to high school in the early 1990s when he joined the local explorers post and has grown since that time. Having completed EMT basic at the age of 17; then a few years later taking what was then the EMT Intermediate course, now known as Advanced EMT and ultimately becoming a paramedic. Chanse has been a member of both volunteer EMS services and has worked as a career EMS provider for the past 22 years. He is also a member of his local volunteer fire department, currently serving as the Deputy Chief. Over his entire EMS career, Chanse has seen the community needs for EMS evolve and has enjoyed growing with those changing needs. Currently serving on the WEMSA Board, he has seen firsthand the amazing work WEMSA has and is doing to better EMS across the State of Wisconsin. He feels his broad experience across all levels of care and service types affords him the ability to view the issues EMS faces from multiple angles and understand how decisions made will impact services differently. His firsthand experience with WEMSA has inspired him to keep working with the Board of Directors to continue the positive impacts made on EMS across the