Watson Promoted to Lieutenant

Paramedic Sergeant Matthew W. Watson was promoted to EMS Lieutenant on June 8, 2023. Lieutenant Watson is a 27-yearveteran who obtained his paramedic certification from the Medical Center of Delaware in Dover. Lieutenant Watson served the City of Wilmington formany years assigned to Medic 1 on the C Platoon before being promoted to Sergeant as a field operations supervisor.

He served as a Field Training Officer(FTO) educating and mentoring new paramedics. He is the current coordinatorof the NCC*EMS Bike Team and certified as an International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) instructor. Lieutenant Watson will be assigned to field operations at the Shift Commanderof EMS Platoon 2.

- Submitted by Abigail Haas