David Bullard

Director of North Carolina EMS Education

With more than a quarter of a century of Fire EMS and Public Safety experience, David Bullard serves as the EMT Training Program Director at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE).

Born and raised in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, David’s experience ranges from being a firefighter and paramedic, to posts as fire captain and battalion chief, college instructor, Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor, and a stint as a Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) instructor.

His certifications and designations include NREMT critical care paramedic, Level II paramedic instructor, Firefighter Level 2 instructor, Technical Rescuer instructor, and Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor. David is also certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS), Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Basic Life Support, and CPR.

At NCOAE, David facilitates in-person and virtual classes, manages instructor scheduling, supports the updating of policies and programming methods, and assists in re-credentialing staff and instructors.

David received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Exercise and Sport Science from East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.) in 1998 and graduated as a registered nurse (ASN Nursing RN) from Carteret Community College in Moorhead City, N.C. in 2011.