Our Mission is to provide a safe, professional, and courteous team of emergency responders that strives to exceed the community’s expectations.
Certified Paramedic Response (CPR) is an Arizona- based, Veteran and Firefighter-owned wildland emergency medical services (EMS) organization.
The ownership of CPR has over 120 years combined experience in EMS, structural fire fighting, FEMA deployments and wildland fire support.
Under contract with the US Forest Service, the company deploys Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) teams of highly skilled medical personnel, ambulances, and advanced life support equipment throughout the United States when called upon by the federal agency.
CPR has a vast number of employees with years of experience in medical and wildland to provide exceptional care for personnel working on a wildland and national/natural disaster assignments.
EXCEPTIONAL LIFE SAFETY SERVICES
CPR would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with your Safety Team.
Together, our organizations are uniquely positioned to develop on-site technical rescue and medical capabilities for remote or hazardous projects.
Similar to the Rapid Extraction Module Support services we provide to the US Forest Service; this enhanced level of Life Safety Services dramatically improves the response capabilities to an on-site medical emergency. CPR emergency responders have years of experience necessary to provide exceptional care for personnel working on an industrial site or wildland fire assignment.
Our Team
The whole is much more than the sum of it’s part. Meet our team!

Jeff Farris
Wildland Operations Director / Managing Partner
31 Year Retired Paramedic Battallion Chief and 25 year Technical Rescue Technician/Program Manager for Avondale Fire Dept. 13 years Wildland Experience.
Gary Ford
Training Director / Partner
U.S. Army Veteran and Phoenix Fire Department Retired Paramedic Captain/Technical Rescue/Hazmat Medic of 30 years. FEMA Program Manager 2000-2003 AZTF-1, deployed 911, Katrina, & Rita. Wildland Medic 15 years.


Michael Planeta
Partner
Retired from Phoenix Fire Department after 33 years of service, 23 years technical rescue technician and FEMA member of AZTF-1. 36 Years of Wildland experience.
Walter Simmons
Medical Director / Partner
Dr. Walter Simmons is an emergency physician focused on clinical exceptionalism. After graduating from Brown University Medical School, Dr. Simmons completed his emergency medicine residency at Rhode Island Hospital. Afterward, he received a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Health Care Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. He has also completed a fellowship in patient safety, medical error and medical training simulation. Dr. Simmons is an honorably retired Major from the Army and works as a physician consultant and chief medical officer for hospitals health plans, and medical groups. He has a strong foundation in wilderness medicine and providing quality care in remote locations.
