Eric Lembke- Instructor
eric@backcountrymedical.com
Eric discovered his passion for Search and Rescue in high school. After joining the Navy that passion was renewed in 1999 when he was stationed in Everett, WA where he was heavily involved with Snohomish County Search and Rescue for three years. He obtained NREMT certification in 2000 and put it to use in 2002 when he was stationed at NAS Whidbey Island where he was trained as a Navy Search and Rescue Medical Technician; learning and teaching emergency medicine, rescue and survival. His recreational interests include rock climbing, mountain biking, trail running, backpacking, canoeing and snow shoeing.
Medical Certifications-
US Navy Search and Rescue Medical Technician
National Registry EMT
EMT Instructor
PHTLS Instructor
AHA BLS Training Site Faculty/ Instructor Trainer
AHA ACLS Certified
AHA PALS Certified
US Navy Aerospace Medicine Technician
Aircrew Qualifications-
US Navy Aircrewman
H-60 Helicopter Rescue Crewman
UH-3H Helicopter Rescue Crewman
Search and Rescue Medical Technician Standardization Instructor
Helicopter Inland Rescue Aircrewman Standardization Instructor
Helicopter Weapons School STRIKE level 2 Course
Others-
US Navy SERE School
US Air Force Arctic Survival School
US Navy First Line Leadership Course
Shipboard Aircraft Firefighting School
Duty Stations-
1995 – 1997 USS Kitty Hawk, San Diego, CA
1999– 2001 Branch Clinic Everett, WA
2002 – 2006 NAS Whidbey Island, WA / SAR
2006 – 2008 Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron SIX, San Diego, CA
2009 – Present USNR 4th Landing Support Battalion (USMCR), Fort Lewis, WA
Volunteer-
1992 – 1994 Tidewater Search and Rescue, Norfolk, VA
2000 – 2009 Snohomish County Search and Rescue, Snohomish, WA
