Colorado County EMS Chief

Michael a. furrh

Michael A. Furrh began his career in rural Lavaca County, Tx in 2002 when he was 17 years old. After his EMT class in high school, he was hired by Lavaca County then as a true “ambulance driver.” He’s worked for numerous EMS agencies throughout central and southeast Texas as a Paramedic throughout the last 20 years.

Michael has served in an administrative capacity now for 8 years and is now the Executive Director for both Colorado and Lavaca County. Furrh has also been involved in bringing rescue services into the EMS field as well as improving relationships between EMS and local, rural hospital facilities.
He currently sits and has sat on numerous boards for education and EMS advocacy as well as local civic organizations.

Board member, Texas EMS Alliance
Board Member, Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council
Board Member, Golden Crescent Regional Advisory Council
Advisory Board Member, Wharton County Junior College
Advisory Board Member, Victoria College
City Councilman, City of Shiner (past)
Asst. Fire Chief, Shiner Fire Department

He has been married to his beautiful wife, Tierra for almost 11 years and is a prideful dad of 3 to Dakotah, David and Trista Jo.
is the Chief of EMS for Lavaca County EMS. He’s been in EMS a Total of 19 years and prides himself on rural EMS in Texas.