Meet the Revac-USA Trainers

Brian Alford

Sheriff Deputy Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office
14 Years Law Enforcement
BS Univ.of Findley Criminal Justice and Political Science
SWAT Training Coordinator
Tactical Rappel Instructor
Team Sniper
Fitness Trainer
Dive Rescue Specialist:
Underwater Investigator, Ice Rescue Operations, Dive Rescue I, Dive Rescue II, PADI Master Miver, Full Cave/DPV, Extended -Range Trimix and Gas Blender
Triathlete and bicycle road racer

Jason Brooks

Firefighter/Paramedic Beachwood Fire Dept
14 Years Fire Service
State Certified Fire Instructor
Heights Area Special Rescue Team
Rope Rescue Technician
Confined Space Technician
Trench Rescue Operations
Team Rope Coordinator
Chagrin/Southeast Haz-Mat. Team
Haz- Mat Tech/WMD Specialist

Tim Brumfield

Firefighter/Paramedic Avon Fire Dept.
10 years Fire Service
Emergency Vehicle Technician
Haz- Mat Operations
Departmental Vehicle Operations Instructor

Anthony Bucci

Firefighter/EMT Lorain Fire Dept.
16 Years Fire Service
4 Years US Marine Corps.
Haz-Mat Operations
CrossFit Level 1 Certification

David Conlon

Firefighter/Paramedic Avon Fire Dept.
8 Years Fire Service
Lorain County USAR Team
Rope Rescue Technician
Trench Rescue Technician
Structural Collapse
Confined Space
Rescue Diver
Haz-Mat Operations
Critical Intensive Care Paramedic
Disaster Medical Specialist

Adam Harrington

Wildland Firefighter/EMT
3 Years Fire Service
Society for Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT)
Certified Rock Climbing Guide 10+yrs
High Angle Rigger

Matt Homolya

Lt. Firefighter/EMT Lorain Fire Dept.
11 Years Fire Service
6 Years US Marine Corps. Reserves
State Certified Fire Instructor
Lorain County USAR Team
Rope Rescue Technician
Trench Rescue Technician
Confined Space
Haz-Mat Ops.
10+yrs Rock/Ice Climbing & General Mountaineering

Joe Houdeshell

Firefighter/EMT Lorain Fire Dept.
10 Years Fire Service
Haz-Mat Ops.
6 Years Army Reserves (Medic-Operating Room Spclst.)
LFD Rope Team
Surgical Technician Cleveland Clinic 8 Yrs.

Todd Kieswetter

Lt. Firefighter/EMT Lorain Fire Dept.
14 Years Fire Service
Haz-Mat Ops
State Fire Inspector
WMD
Company Tactical Operations

Scott Pocos

Firefighter/Paramedic Avon Fire Dept.
9 Years Fire Service
Haz-Mat Ops
Lorain County SWAT Tactical Paramedic
American Red Cross CPR Instructor
Departmental Apparatus Instructor

Pete Santora

Firefighter/Paramedic FDNY
8 years Fire Service
FDNY Technical Rescue and Haz-Mat operations
Assigned SOC support ladder truck
10+ years Rock/Ice Climbing

Colin Sterr

Firefighter FDNY
FDNY Technical Rescue and Haz-Mat operations
Assigned SOC support ladder truck
Technical Rescue Instructor Tacoma Fire Dept.
Rope Rescue Technician
Confined Space Technician
Departmental Policy Author for Rescue Operations (TFD)
Search and Rescue 12 yrs Northwest Territory
Seattle Mountain Rescue Instructor 9 yrs.
11+ yrs Climbing, Glaciers, Rock, Ice and Big Walls

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