Jeff has been employed by Puyallup Fire & Rescue  since 1993 and has held the position of Fire Captain since 2000. He is involved with FEMA as a Rescue Specialist & and has held a Rescue Group Leader position since 2001. He is very active with Special Operations in his department as well as at the county level. He has instructed for Pierce County D.E.M., Lee & Associates, Washington State Fire Academy and  Bates Vocational College. He held the  chair  position on the Training / Equipment committee on the Pierce County Special Operations Committee as well as a Lead with Rope Rescue for his department. Jeff is one of the original members of PXT and serves as a Lead Instructor.

    
       Professional Qualifications:
       ICS 100,200,700 & 800 course completion 
       FEMA Rescue Specialist / Rescue Team Leader
       E.M.T. / De-fib / MAST 
       IFSAC Instructor One
       Haz-Mat Technician 
       KCTOA Fire Officer Academy
       Qualified Technician Trained in Rescue Disciplines;
       Rope Rescue, Trench Rescue, Structural Collapse,
       Swift Water Rescue, Confined Space Rescue

Brice has been with Puyallup Fire & Rescue since 1997.  He became a firefighter paramedic in 2003, and was promoted to Captain in 2007.  Brice has been a member of the Haz-Mat team since 2000. Brice has been with the Extrication Team since the beginning, competing and instructing since 2000. Prior to the fire service he earned a BS in Biology & Chemistry, worked as an LA County Lifeguard where he was part of the dive team and a deckhand.
                                                       

               Professional Qualifications:

               IFSAC Instructor I

               Bates Fire Officer Academy 2001

               ICS Series completion

               Haz-Mat Technician

               Confined Space ALS trained

               Confined Space Technician

               Trench Rescue Technician

               Swift Water Rescue Technician

Charlie Kemp started in the fire service in 1992 as a volunteer with KCFD#46 and then moved to Enumclaw Fire Department. He has also been a member of Rescue One, a technical rescue group based out of Enumclaw. In 1998 he became a firefighter/paramedic for the Puyallup Fire Department and has been a member of the Puyallup Special Operations Team since 2000. Charlie is one of the original members and a lead instructor for the Puyallup Extrication Team. He has competed with the team at a regional, national and international level. He enjoys passing on the training and techniques he learns at these events, to other firefighters, through their classes.

                    
                 Professional Qualifications:
                 Rescue Systems 1&2

                 Confined Space Rescue

                 Trench Rescue

                 Structural Collapse

                 Swift water Rescue 1&2

                 Rope Rescue

                 IFSAC Instructor 1

                 ICS 100/200/700/800

Frank has been employed by with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue since 1989. He has been a Rescue Technician on the Central Pierce Fire and Rescue Special Ops Team since 1997. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2000. Frank has been a FEMA team member since 1998, first as a Logistician and currently as a Rescue Technician. The team deployed for 16 days to Gulf Port, Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. He has been the Team leader and Incident Commander for the RIT Bag CPFR Extrication Team since 2004.

                                                                                         

                         Professional Qualifications: 
                         Instructor DEM Instructor I 
                         Instructor DEM Trench Rescue
                         Technician Rope Rescue
                         Technician Swift Water Rescue
                         Technician Confined Space Rescue
                         DEM Rescue System II Certification
                         NFPA Instructor I (IFSAC equivalent)
                         IAFF/ACE Certified Personal Trainer
                         ICS 100/200/700/800

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Marc began his Fire/ EMS service career in 1990. He started out as a resident volunteer fireman and full time EMT/ Driver for a private 911/ ALS provider. He became a career Firefighter in 1993 with PCFD #16 while half way through Paramedic training, becoming certified in 1994. A lateral transfer brought him to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue in 1997. Currently a member of Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Special Operations Team, his technical rescue training started in the early 90's with Pierce County DEM. His training has progressed over the years to being a member of Pierce County Special Operations Response Team (PCSORT) and is currently chairman of the Training & Equipment committee. He is also a member of Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and RIT Bag Extrication Teams. RIT Bag competed and placed in regional TERC events in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and competed in the 2006 and 2007 TERC Nationals.


                          Professional Qualifications:
                          Rope Rescue 
                          Confined Space 
                          Structural Collapse 
                          Trench Rescue
                          Swift Water Rescue 
                          Medic Dive Technician
                          NFPA Instructor 1
                          Rescue Systems I
                          Rescue Systems II

Chris has been a professional firefighter with South King Fire and Rescue (SKF&R) since 2001 with two years of volunteer experience in Kitsap County prior. He is a member of SKF&R technical rescue team and a founder of SKF&R Auto Extrication Team. Chris got the opportunity to compete at an International level with the Puyallup Extrication team in 2006. Chris has also competed in TERC auto extrication since 2001 in regional, national and international challenges. Recently Chris led the SKF&R extrication team to a first place finish in the unlimited category at the Pile Up at Puyallup. Chris is currently working with SKF&R to develop a standard lesson plan for auto extrication. Chris brings his mechanical skills to his approach with auto extrication from his 20+ years of construction.

                       

                       Professional Qualifications:
                       Rescue Systems I 
                       High Angle Rope Rescue Technician 
                       Trench Rescue  
                       School Bus and Heavy Rescue
                       Licensed Contractor 
                       IFSAC Instructor I     
                       ICS 100, 200, and 700   

Firefighter / Paramedic with Lakewood Fire District 2 since 1984, promoted to Fire Lieutenant in 1998, Rescue Technician since inception of Technical Rescue program in 1992. Founding member of PCSORT. Prior to that, volunteer firefighter with University Place, Pierce Co. District 3 from 1980-83. Professional rescuer since 1980, working for various urban and rural ambulance services, initially as an EMT / driver, and after 1982 as a Paramedic, having completed Paramedic training. Rescue Team Manager for the FEMA sponsored Washington State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, having been appointed to that post in 1994, previously functioning as a Rescue Squad Officer since the formation of the team in 1992. This team was placed on alert for typhoon Bryan in Guam, and was mobilized to Los Angles for the North Ridge earthquake in 1994. The team was heavily involved in rescue & recovery efforts in Oklahoma City following the 1995 terrorist bombing there. The team provided standby at Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. The team responded to the NYC WTC in September of 2001. Responded to hurricane Katrina in September 2005. Deployed to New Orleans, LA for 14 days working for the FEMA US&R IST as an aide to Branch, and Air Ops.

                  Professional Qualifications: 
              Senior Instructor & co-author for Rescue Systems One, WA
              Senior Instructor & co-author for Rescue Systems Two, WA
              Senior Instructor & co-author for Trench Rescue
              Senior Instructor & author Confined Space Rescue
              Swift Water Rescue Technician I & II
              Senior Instructor & author Rope Rescue and Rigging
              FEMA Structural Collapse Technician Instructor