The course will cover techniques and responsibilities that individuals and rescue teams need to accomplish with an employee becomes pinned or trapped in operating machinery or under large moving objects.
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Don Townley is a veteran of the US Army Special Operations community and is currently a Captain at the Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Fire Department in Hinesville, Georgia where he also serves as Program Director for Technical Rescue and Auto Extrication. He began his firefighting career at Columbia FD (SC) and has 20 years of combined municipal and DOD experience in firefighting, heavy rescue, medical response, HAZMAT, and technical rescue programs. Capt. Townley holds a degree in Fire Science and is certified in a wide array of areas including 1403 Live Fire Instructor, Confined Space Rescue Technician, Rope Rescue Technician/Advanced, Structural Collapse Technician, Trench Rescue Technician; HAZMAT Technician and Incident Command; Airport Firefighter, Driver/Operator ARFF, Aerial, and Pumper; Fire Instructor I/II; Fire Officer I/II; and Fire Inspection. For the last 18 years he has translated his passion for the job into hands-on, high-speed training for firefighters/brigades in industry, municipalities, and the Department of Defense. Capt. Townley delivers training with real-world scenarios grounded in fire service standards that supports sustained physical and mental health for first responders.
Robert is a Battalion Chief in Columbia, SC with 25 years in the fire service. Rob has has been teaching municipal and industrial emergency response for nearly 20 years. In 2022, Rob completed his Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health and Safety from Columbia Southern University. Rob's current role with E-med is the Operations Manager over the day-to-day operations including compliance programs and instructor development training.
Rob is E-Med's senior instructor with specialties in Hazmat, fire brigade leadership, OSHA On-scene Incident Commander, along with all the other initial industrial response training programs, covering all of E-Med's training disciplines.
Rob shares that his greatest accomplishment is his family!
Kenneth has over 23 years of experience in the fire service with 8 years at the City of Columbia Fire Department. He is currently assigned as a Captain of Engine Company 6 and teaches CFD recruits and promotional driver/apparatus operator training. He is the former Volunteer Chief of Saddle River NJ Volunteer Fire Department. He and his wife Stephanie are proud parents of two children Jacob and Connor.
Robbie is a Battalion Chief with the Columbia Fire Department with over 18 years of fire service experience, assigned to Battalion 2. Robbie has technical rescue experience as well as Hazardous Materials response and is one of E-Med's industrial fire brigade instructors.