Ric Jones has spent more than 50 years serving the city of Dubuque. He served 31 years with the City of Dubuque Fire Department, administered programming at Northeast Iowa Community College, and even drove a school bus for the Dubuque Community School District. Ric has spent the last 20 years advocating for his neighbors on the Dubuque City Council. 

In 1974, Ric began his 31 year career with the City of Dubuque Fire Department. His first role was as a Fire Fighter & Emergency Medical Technician. Ric became one of Iowa’s first paramedics. He retired from the department in 2005, retiring as Emergency Medical Services Supervisor.

Ric is an accomplished emergency medicine educator with an emphasis on trauma and advanced life support. He has taught classes on emergency care all over the United States, including a stint for the United States Department of Defense training troops prior to their deployment for the first Gulf War. Locally, Ric served as the Program Manager for Emergency Medical Services and Law Enforcement Professions at Northeast Iowa Community College. He also does expert consulting in the areas of public policy and emergency response.

Ric’s Honors Include:

• 1994: Iowa Special Olympics Outstanding Games Volunteer
• 2000: Received the Ed Lehner Award for lifetime achievement with Special Olympics Iowa
• 2001: Received the Dan McDermott Award for excellence in Emergency Medical Services from Mercy Medical Center
• 2007: Inducted into the Dubuque County Fire Association’s “Hall of Flame”
• 2011:Inaugural inductee to the Dubuque County “Stars of Life”
• 2024: Honored with a Mayoral proclamation celebrating his 50 years of service to the City of Dubuque–31 years with the Fire department as a Firefighter, Paramedic, and EMS Supervisor, and 19 years on the City Council.

 Ric and his wife, Sue, have been married for 45 years and love traveling together. He enjoys playing the drums and driving cars that he says that he can’t afford.