About Us

WILLIAM “BILL” GODFREY retired as Chief of the Deltona (FL) Fire Department after 25 years in the fire service. He is chief consultant for C3 Pathways, a public safety consulting, training, and exercise firm. He has an MBA with additional degrees in public administration and EMS management. He is a paramedic, firefighter, and fire instructor III; a former planning manager for USAR FLTF4; an author, software developer, inventor, and an expert in simulation training, fire training, mass casualty incidents, active shooter, incident command, and disaster response.

Chief Godfrey is heavily involved in law enforcement-centered and Active Shooter Incident Management research, training, and exercises. He is co-author of the “Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist” and accompanying Help Guide, the “4 Best Practices for Active Shooter Incident Management”, and several active shooter curricula. Bill is a presenter at the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) conference, is one of the principal investigators of a DHS funded research study on Active Shooter Incident Management conducted by Texas State University ALERRT and C3 Pathways.

Chief Godfrey served as incident manager on multi-alarm fires, mass casualty incidents (including 400+ victims), hazmat, and natural disasters. In addition to developing numerous simulation systems and dozens of 2D and 3D simulations, Bill has conducted hundreds of incident management classes using multiplayer simulation as well as using simulation to conduct HSEEP compliant functional and full scale exercises.

WILLIAM “BILL” GODFREY retired as Chief of the Deltona (FL) Fire Department after 25 years in the fire service. He is chief consultant for C3 Pathways, a public safety consulting, training, and exercise firm. He has an MBA with additional degrees in public administration and EMS management. He is a paramedic, firefighter, and fire instructor III; a former planning manager for USAR FLTF4; an author, software developer, inventor, and an expert in simulation training, fire training, mass casualty incidents, active shooter, incident command, and disaster response.

MARK S. RHAME retired as Division Chief of Operations for the Orange County Fire Rescue Department (FL), the fourth largest fire rescue department in the State of Florida and currently serves as Fire Chief for the City of Deltona. Mark has a Masters degree in Public Administration with over 32 years of fire rescue experience, including ten years in a managerial role. The last 30 years he worked with and supervised over one thousand employees, forty-one fire stations and an overall budget of one hundred and sixty million dollars (FY 09/10). He is a Senior Consultant for C3 Pathways, a public safety consulting, training, and exercise firm.

RON OTTERBACHER retired from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office where he served for 28 years. Ron rose through the ranks to the position of Division Chief where he commanded the Uniform Patrol Division, Special Investigations Division, and Operational Services Division. He also served as one of the agency’s High Risk Incident Commanders as well as an Operations Section Chief for the Region 5 RDSTF Incident Management Team. He is a Senior Consultant for C3 Pathways, a public safety consulting, training, and exercise firm.

DAVID “DAVE” AGAN retired as a Battalion Chief/Paramedic following 32 years in the fire service. He is a Senior Consultant for C3 Pathways, a public safety consulting, training, and exercise firm. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kaplan University with BS in Fire and Emergency Management. He is a firefighter, paramedic, and fire instructor I; a contributing author and an expert in simulation training for fire, EMS, MCI, ICS and disaster response.