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alert-trainers
Meet Our ALERT Trainers
 Bob DerrBattalion Chief/Paramedic (Fire/EMS) Volunteer, North Rim Arizona; Bob specializes in structural fire response, EMS, search and rescue, and various other duties on the North Rim. |  Jim ClementRetired: Fire Marshal/Asst. Chief Greenville Fire Department |  Lt. Scott L. CarawayVolunteer Firefighter, Cheraw FD |
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 Cassie RadfordSr. Investigator RCSD Victim Services Unit |  Layne DoweyFire Captain, Columbia Fire Department. |  Susan E. PolkQuality Assurance Specialist / Dispatcher (Berkeley County 911) |
 Matthew AtkinsonEVO/EMT-B, Novant Health AirLink/VitaLink Critical Care Ground Transport Division, Conway Medical Center; Part-time Firefighter, Calabash Fire Department |  Kasey McClainFirefighter & First Responder, Due West Station 10; Captain, Donald's Fire Department |  Michael Martin, NRP, CICPAdministrative Training Coordinator, Thorne Ambulance Service |
 Lieutenant Shannon SaxonRidgeland Fire Department Shift 3 Supervisor / Training Coordinator |  Michael FredericksonSenior Firefighter/ back up Supervisor, Ridgeland Fire Department |  Joe GravesFirefighter, Ridgeland Fire Department. |
 Dalton SmithSenior Firefighter/EMT Ridgeland Fire Department |  John DawsonDeputy Fire Marshal, EMT, & EMT InstructorSimpsonville Fire Department |  Mike BellCaptain & Chaplain (Operational Officer, Member since 1987); Parent of a Daughter with Autism (Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department) Mike Bell |
 Melina LeeChair, Disabilities Foundation of Beaufort County; Family Case Worker at MCAS Beaufort |  Chelsie McCartyChelsie McCarty is an AEMT with Kershaw County EMS. She lives in Lexington, SC with her husband, who is also a paramedic, and their two children, Victoria and Ember. As both a first responder and the parent of a child with autism, Chelsie brings valuable personal and professional experience to her role as an ALERT trainer. |  Ofc. Tracie KesslerA retired U.S. Marine, Ofc. Kessler currently serves as a school resource officer with the MCAS Beaufort Provost Marshal’s Office. |
 Joshua Cobb, Patrol Corporal, Williamston Police Department Anderson County, South CarolinaCorporal Joshua Cobb serves with the Williamston Police Department in Anderson County. As both a law enforcement officer and the father of an autistic son, he is committed to helping officers better understand and respond to autistic individuals. |
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