Full Name
Christian Macklin
Job Title
Health and Wellness Officer
Company
South Metro Fire Rescue
Speaker Bio
Christian Macklin
Macklin has been an emergency responder since 1991, starting as an EMT at REED Ambulance in Denver, Colorado. After graduating from St. Anthony’s Hospital Paramedic Program in 1992, he worked as a Denver Paramedic from 1996 to 2006, becoming a Field Instructor and Senior Paramedic in 1998. Macklin also served as a Bike Medic, Denver International Airport Medic, and occasionally in dispatch.
In 2002, Macklin joined South Metro Fire Rescue as a Firefighter/Paramedic, advancing to Engineer in 2010, Training Engineer in 2016, Wellness Manager in 2017, Employee Services Executive Officer in 2021, and Health and Wellness Director in 2022.
Macklin served as an executive of IAFF Local 2164 as the treasurer and a VP while online and fulfilled the role of treasurer for the SMPFF for 10 years. In 2012, Macklin helped establish a Wellness Program after catastrophic events during the Physical Ability Test. By Fall 2013, he hired the first Wellness employee and helped develop a comprehensive health program, expanding the team to 11 staff members for 810 SMFR employees.
In 2012, Macklin became the coordinator of the Peer Support Team, driven by his experience responding to the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Underestimating his own traumatic experiences and how they compounded over his career, negatively affecting his personal life, he focused on understanding stress injuries and supporting emergency responders. Macklin believes in creating a safe workplace where members can express their experiences and seek help without fear.
Macklin has been an emergency responder since 1991, starting as an EMT at REED Ambulance in Denver, Colorado. After graduating from St. Anthony’s Hospital Paramedic Program in 1992, he worked as a Denver Paramedic from 1996 to 2006, becoming a Field Instructor and Senior Paramedic in 1998. Macklin also served as a Bike Medic, Denver International Airport Medic, and occasionally in dispatch.
In 2002, Macklin joined South Metro Fire Rescue as a Firefighter/Paramedic, advancing to Engineer in 2010, Training Engineer in 2016, Wellness Manager in 2017, Employee Services Executive Officer in 2021, and Health and Wellness Director in 2022.
Macklin served as an executive of IAFF Local 2164 as the treasurer and a VP while online and fulfilled the role of treasurer for the SMPFF for 10 years. In 2012, Macklin helped establish a Wellness Program after catastrophic events during the Physical Ability Test. By Fall 2013, he hired the first Wellness employee and helped develop a comprehensive health program, expanding the team to 11 staff members for 810 SMFR employees.
In 2012, Macklin became the coordinator of the Peer Support Team, driven by his experience responding to the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Underestimating his own traumatic experiences and how they compounded over his career, negatively affecting his personal life, he focused on understanding stress injuries and supporting emergency responders. Macklin believes in creating a safe workplace where members can express their experiences and seek help without fear.
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