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

MFR, Firefighter I & II, MFFTC Instructor 1, Certified Flight Instructor.

Dept. Affiliation & Experience: Montague Fire District with over 10 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