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:
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:
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:
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
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
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Chad Bono
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
Jeff Vanderwerff
Don Roesler, Co-Owner
EMT, Retired 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
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:
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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
Dustin Ramsey
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