Thomas Beers

Tom Beers has been with the Cleveland Clinic Health System since 2004. After spending nearly five years at Huron Hospital, Tom was recruited by the Cleveland Clinic's Emergency Services Institute to develop a new EMS program at the Main Campus. Tom has been involved in EMS since 1994 when he helped develop the University of Dayton's EMS response department, UD Rescue Squad. He has also worked for the City of Dayton Fire Department where he was a firefighter and paramedic as well as EMS educator and supervisor. Currently Tom is a full time firefighter and paramedic with the City of Cleveland Heights. He is a nationally recognized author in Fire Engineering's former publication, FireEMS, where he wrote the column, A Shot of Beers. His interests include fishing, cycling, competitive running, and Tactical EMS. Tom is a veteran of the US Army and lives in Northeast Ohio with his wife Shannon and their two sons, Brayden and Marschall.