Lieutenant Don Zimmerman is a firefighter instructor and paramedic instructor for Lakeland Community College, Auburn Career Center, and University Hospitals E.M.S. Training & Disaster Preparedness Institute, as well as a professional firefighter and paramedic with a municipal engine company. A retired Assistant Fire Chief with twenty-seven years of experience, he began his career as a volunteer firefighter. Lieutenant Zimmerman is also the president of a non-profit organization committed to fire and life safety education, and the author of several articles on advances in volunteer management, fire prevention, and safety.