Derek Peterson

Derek Peterson has been in the fire service since 1991. He is currently a captain and paramedic with the Saint Paul, MN, Fire Department. Peterson has been a certified fire instructor with various technical colleges and training institutions for the last 18 years. He acts as the lead instructor for the St. Paul Fire Department's technical rescue program and has assisted with the department’s training academy since 2005. He has developed courses on apparatus operation, rapid intervention, company operations, incident command for technical rescue, advanced strategies and tactics, and crew integrity. He is a medical specialist and trainer with the regional Urban Search and Rescue Team, Minnesota Task Force 1. Prior to joining St. Paul, he served as a firefighter and trainer for the cities of Coon Rapids and Eden Prairie, MN.