Brad Newbury

Brad Newbury, MPA, NRP is the President and CEO of the National Medical Education & Training Center (NMETC) and the author of The Saved Effect: True Stories of Lives Reclaimed by People Who Were Willing to Act and the First Responder Advantage. With over forty years of experience in firefighting and prehospital medicine, Brad has dedicated his life to one mission: helping others be ready—and willing—to act when it matters most.

A fire captain, paramedic, and educator, Brad has built NMETC into one of the nation’s premier institutions for EMS education. Founded in 2010, the organization has trained thousands of students around the world, empowering the next generation of lifesavers through skill, awareness, and preparedness.

A respected speaker and faculty member, Brad serves with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship in Disaster Medicine as Associate Director of Prehospital Disaster Operations. He has presented nationally and internationally on Fire & EMS leadership, disaster response, and the power of purpose-driven service.

Brad holds a master’s degree in public administration (fire and emergency management) and a bachelor’s degree in fire science from Anna Maria College, along with executive education credentials from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School.