RURAL RESCUE

Don Roesler, Co-Owner

 Retired, EMT Fire Fighter I & II, 

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Montague Fire, Grant Township Fire with over 30 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue instructor since 2009, co-owner since 2011

Specialties: Extrication, rescue tools and lecture

Phone: (231) 578-9402     E-mail: don@ruralrescue.com 

Sondrea Petrie

Paramedic

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: ProMed Ambulance, with over 15 years of experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2014, Alternate Instructor since 2014

Specialties: Practical exercises

Drake Roesler

FFI & II, MFR, Licensed Private Pilot, Certified Flight Instructor.

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Montague Fire District with over 8 years of Experience. 

Rural Rescue Instructor since 2023




Cim Roesler

Certified Medical Assistant

Experience: Clinical and Clerical with over 20 years of experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2011, Secretary since 2011

Duties: Registration, Photographs, and Certificates

Matt Kempf, Co-Owner

MEI, Paramedic, Fire Fighter I & II

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Spectrum Health with over 20 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue instructor since 2009, co-owner since 2011

Specialties: Extrication and practical exercises

Phone: (616) 318-8934     E-mail: 

 Jim Petrie

Paramedic - I/C, Retired Fire Fighter I & II, MFFTC Instructor

Dept. Affiliation & Experience:  Blue Lake Fire, Muskegon Heights Fire, Dalton Fire, and White Lake Ambulance, with over 25 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2009, instructor since 2010

Specialties: Lecture and practical exercises

Phone: (231) 206-8797     E-mail: 

Chad Bono







Dustin Ramsey






Dennis Roesler II

EMT, Fire Fighter I & II, MFFTC Instructor 1

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Muskegon Heights Fire and                    Lt. Montague Fire, with over 15 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2009, Alternate Instructor since 2012

Specialties: Extrication, Practical exercises, and rescue tools

Andrea Degen

Elementary Education/Principal

Experience: Muskegon and Hart Public Schools with over 10 years of experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2012, Secretary since 2012

Duties: Registration, Certificates, and Victim

Jonathon Degen, Co-Owner

Paramedic IC, Fire Fighter I & II

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Captain of Montague Fire and Operations Director of White Lake Ambulance with over 20 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue instructor since 2005, co-owner since 2011

Specialties: Farm equipment, rescue tools, and lecture

Phone: (231) 206-8796     E-mail: wlas4j@yahoo.com 

Greg Holman, Partner

MFR, Fire Fighter I & II, Fire Officer, MFFTC Instructor

Dept. Affiliation & Experience:  White Lake Fire Authority with over 20 years of fire rescue experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2009, instructor since 2010, partner since 2014

Specialties: Incident command and practical exercises

Phone: (231) 740-7262     E-mail: 

Mark Rosenberger

EMT-B IC, Fire Fighter I & II, FO, III MFFTC Instructor.

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Captain with Grattan Twp. Fire Department. Mark has over40 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue Instructor since 2018, 


 

About Us

Jeff Vanderwerff






Darric Roesler

Retired Fire Fighter, MEI, EMT-P I/C, Police Officer

Dept. Affiliation & Experience:  City of Muskegon Fire, with over 25 years of Fire and EMS experience.

Rural Rescue involvement since 2011

Specialties: Instructor Coordinator

Phone: (231) 578-3167    E-mail: