Master Chaplain Skip Straus
Commander of Emergency Services Ministries

Chaplain Straus is an ordained nondenominational pastor and is the Founder and President of Emergency Ministries. Chaplain Straus has been involved in fire and EMS services since 1973. Today, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Counseling, an Advanced and Pastoral Crisis Intervention certificate in Critical Incident Stress Management and holds certificates of training in Fire as well as EMS Chaplaincy.

Chaplain Strausis a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and is “Board Certified Crisis Chaplain” in Traumatic Stress. Skip is a long time member of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries and holds a “Master Chaplain” Certification. Chaplain Straus is a certified Level 1 Firefighter Instructor, a Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic and works full time on a 9-1-1 medic unit. He is a Field Training Officer & Relief Supervisor for the city where he is employed.

Chaplain Straus is a graduate of the National Fire Academy in Emmetsburg, MD (EMS Division) with a certificate in “Advanced Safety Operations and Management.” Chaplain Straus spent five weeks in New York City at “Ground Zero,” following the attack on the World Trade Center, working directly with the FDNY - within the 1st Battalion - talking one-on-one with many of the firefighters, EMTs and police officers who survived the attack and collapses. He spent several days “on the pile” as an on-duty Chaplain, for two different sector commands, assisting in the removal of human remains of fallen members of service.

In addition to serving as the Chaplain for FieldMedics.com, Chaplain Straus actively serves as Chaplain for several fire and EMS agencies in southeast Texas. Chaplain Straus also runs a website for the Chaplaincy at www.emergencychaplain.org and has authored two devotionals that appear in the “Firefighter Bible” published by Holmon Bible Publishing. He writes a weekly article called “STRESS RELIEF”. Chaplain Skip also performs weddings and funerals, see contact e-mail in the navagiation box on the right.

Visit Skip's web site "Emergency Ministries" and see their video

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