Joel Pratt- Owner, Instructor
Joel has been involved in the Emergency Medical System since 1989. He has 20 years of Search and Rescue experience doing work with Ground SAR, Mountain Rescue, Snowmobile Rescue, Dive Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue, 4X4 Rescue and Helicopter Rescue. He has held virtually every field, Incident Command and instructor position SAR has to offer. Currently employed by Skagit Medic One as an EMT-IV, Field Training Advisor and Senior EMT Instructor.
Medical/Instructor Qualifications-
Washington State EMT-IV
Washington State Senior EMS Instructor
IFSAC Fire Instructor I and II
ASHI Wilderness EMT
PHTLS Instructor and Coordinator
ASHI BLS and Wilderness Instructor
ASHI Instructor Trainer
ECSI BLS and Wilderness Instructor
AHA BLS Instructor
ACLS Provider
PALS Provider
ACLS for EMT
Rescue Qualifications-
Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue Technician
Special Rescue Technician (Rope, Rigging, Airborne Thermal Imaging, SAR EMT, Operations)
LETA Law Enforcement Thermographer
Search and Rescue Diver
Other Activities-
NAUI Open Water Diver
GUE DIR Fundamentals Diver
Award-winning Homebrewer