Patrick McMahon is a Lieutenant with the Charlestown, Rhode Island Police Department and has been with the department for 24 years.  He currently serves as the Departments Executive Officer and is assigned to the Administrative Division, responsible for Prosecution, Investigations/Detectives & Records Management.    Lt. McMahon is the regional areas SWAT Commander and Chief of Emergency Medical Services.   Lt. McMahon sits on the Lt. Governor's Emergency Management Council for the State of Rhode Island as a sub-committee chairman for Mass Casualty Incidents.  He is also one of four Incident Commanders for the State's All Hazard Incident Management Team.

Lt. McMahon holds a Master's Degree from Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island in Justice Administration.  He is also a graduate of Bryant University & the FBI's Law Enforcement Executive Development programs.

Lt. McMahon was the Deputy Planning Section Chief for the State of Rhode Island during “Operation Rhody Re-Location” where Rhode Island assisted with the relocation of 500 victims from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.    Shortly thereafter he was deployed to Waveland, MS where he worked in the Emergency Operations Center and was the Intelligence Officer working for the Urban Search & Rescue Teams who were out in the field locating displaced victims from the Hurricane.

Lt. McMahon holds the following certifications:

Rhode Island EMT-Cardiac

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support

American Heart Association Faculty Member – CPR Instructor

Department of Homeland Security – Incident Command System – Instructor

Special Weapons & Tactics – Instructor