EMT & Fire Training Inc. - Instructors & Staff
Our EMT and Fire Instructors and staff have over 120 years of experience in EMS and Fire disciplines


Who you get your EMT or Firefighter training from is as important as the training itself. EMT & Fire Training Inc. Instructors are accredited and certified adult educators with proven track records of students successfully completing NREMT Certification and Firefighter I, II Requirements.

Instructor Ryan Asher
Paramedic
Firefighter
Certified EMT-B , EMT-I and Paramedic Instructor,Author
Instructor Scott Reasor
Paramedic
Firefighter
Certified EMT-B , EMT-I and Paramedic Instructor, Author
Instructor Bill Deruyter
Paramedic
Firefighter
Certified EMT-B , EMT-I and Paramedic Instructor
Instructor Adam Knight
EMT-I85, EMT-Advanced
Engineer
Certified Fire and EMT Instructor, Author
Instructor Gary Hoertz
Paramedic, Retired EMS Chief
Certified EMT-B, EMT-I and Paramedic Instructor
Instructor Tom Hiltenbrand
Paramedic
Firefighter
Certified Fire and EMT Instructor, Author

Ryan has been an EMT and Paramedic for 10 years. His teaching credentials include certification for all levels of EMS, CPR and first aid. Additionally he leads or assists in EMT instruction within five different EMS jurisdictions and colleges. Ryan is CCEMT-P Certified and a member of the regional hazmat team as a Hazmat Tech as well as Advanced Hazmat Life Support Certified.

Scott has been an EMT and Paramedic for 14 years. He works for a combination fire/EMS department and is also a certified Firefighter II and Haz-Mat Technician. He has specialized in handling radioactive emergencies and worked for several years as a contracted Paramedic Firefighter with the Department of Energy.

Bill has been in the EMS/Fire Service for 19 years precepting numerous Paramedic students and instructing countless EMS and fire classes on various topics. Bill loves to share his wealth of knowledge and experiences and is a seasoned EMT and Firefighter Instructor.

Adam has been in the fire service for 10 years. He is currently an Engineer/EMT-I for a busy fire and EMS system in the northwest. He is currently assigned to a special operations station. Along with being a fire and EMT instructor he has been involved in precepting new EMT's and perfecting their skills. He has co-authored EMT CEU's for ceu-emt.com and has contributed to Penwell publishing and Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II test bank.

Gary is a retired EMS Chief and instructor with over 34 years of experience. His career includes serving as Superintendent Medical Operations for the White House Medical Unit as well as working as the Certification Coordinator for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). EMT & Fire Training Inc. is privileged to have him on staff and every student he encounters is privileged to have had his instruction.

 


Tom has been an EMT for over 10 years in both rural and urban environments.  His instruction credentials include courses professional rescuers, which range from basic first aid to advanced EMT curricula. Tom is actively involved in EMS education recently completing the NREMT-P course. He routinely proctors National Registry exams and has received numerous awards and company citations for outstanding service to his community.
 
Instructor Mitchell Copstead
EMT-I85, EMT-Advanced
Firefighter
Certified EMT-B and EMT-I85 Instructor
R. Scott French
MD, MBA
Medical Director
Instructor Robert Anderson
EMT-I85, EMT-Advanced
Firefighter
Certified EMT-B and EMT-I85 Instructor

 

Lani Meek
Certified Course Coordinator, EMS Agency Manager
Kathy Robinson
Enrollment Administrator
 

Mitchell Copstead has been a Firefighter/EMT-I for 9 years and is currently working for a busy Fire/EMS department in the northwest. Mitchell has an A.S. degree in Fire Science, is a IFSAC Firefighter II, IFSAC Driver Operator and Haz-Mat technician. He is a certified EMT and AHA CPR instructor. Previously Mitchell worked as a Shift Officer and EMS coordinator for a rural Fire/EMS department.

Dr. French is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at Harbor-UCLA, and went on to become full time faculty at Stanford and at University of North Carolina, responsible for the LifeFlight programs and EM residency training.  Dr. French is a renowned educator, and continued to be a clinical faculty member at several institutions, including Emory University, University of Alabama, and Oregon Health Sciences University.

Dr. French has international EMS experience, including setting up the EMS system for Qatar prior to the first Gulf War.

Dr. French is active in several national professional societies, and is serving on the EMS Physician Commission of Idaho.  In addition, he has been a highly sought after speaker at a variety of conferences and seminars on EMS, Wilderness Medicine, and Air Ambulance Services.  Dr. French has served as Medical Director for multiple EMS agencies, and has been active in EMS in several states. 


 

Has been an EMT for 20 years and a firefighter for 19 years working in urban, suburban, rural and wilderness fire and EMS departments (both career and volunteer). Robert is a past chief EMS officer and is an active instructor with local Fire/EMS agencies for initial and continuing education.

He is a proctor with NREMT for EMT-B and EMT-I students

Special interests :
Mass Casualty / Care response for Fire/EMS departments
Local Sober Roadways Mock DUI facilitator Moulage Technician


Lani has spent 6 years managing a rural volunteer ambulance agency that is responsible for about 1200 square miles of remote terrain. She is also a Certified NREMT Course Coordinator and organizes all EMT & Fire Training Inc. courses.
   

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