Dewayne Siddon, RN, KE4IDH
Healthcare Auxiliary Communications Coordinator | Emergency Communications Specialist
Dewayne Siddon is a healthcare-focused emergency communications professional with extensive experience integrating amateur radio, auxiliary communications (AuxComm), and healthcare emergency management systems. He serves in leadership and coordination roles supporting regional communications interoperability across hospitals, emergency management agencies, and volunteer radio organizations in Southeast Tennessee.
With a multidisciplinary background that includes service as an EMT, hospital security supervisor, and Registered Nurse in a Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department, Siddon brings operational insight into the real-world communications challenges faced during healthcare incidents and disasters. His additional experience as a healthcare information systems administrator further strengthens his ability to bridge clinical operations, regulatory requirements, and technical communication systems.
Siddon is actively involved in Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) and Auxiliary Communications (AuxComm) programs, where he has contributed to the development of structured training pathways, credentialing frameworks, and operational doctrine aligned with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Command System (ICS) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) AuxComm guidance.
He is the architect of a healthcare-centric AuxComm training and governance model designed to support healthcare coalitions, hospitals, and public health partners. His work emphasizes:
- Integration of radio communications into healthcare incident workflows (ICS/HICS)
- Practical use of Winlink Express for hospital-to-EOC messaging
- Development of credentialing and vetting frameworks for volunteer communicators
- Creation of deployment-ready training manuals, exercise programs, and implementation guides
- Alignment with regulatory and accreditation expectations, including healthcare preparedness standards
Siddon’s published materials are widely structured for real-world adoption, focusing on building sustainable, coalition-based communications capabilities that function effectively during both planned events and emergency operations.
Credentials & Affiliations
- Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department – Level I Trauma Center
- Amateur Radio Operator – Callsign KE4IDH
- Auxiliary Communications (AuxComm) Practitioner
- Member, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®)
- Healthcare Coalition Communications Coordinator (Southeast Tennessee Region)
Areas of Expertise
- Healthcare Emergency Communications (ICS/HICS Integration)
- Winlink and Radio-Based Messaging Systems
- Auxiliary Communications (AuxComm) Training & Credentialing
- Healthcare Coalition Communications Planning
- Interoperability between Hospitals, EOCs, and Volunteer Communications
- Communications Unit (COMU) support concepts