Werner, Joe

Joe became involved in technical rescue in 1995 while organizing and managing an onsite industrial Confined Space Rescue program. This process included four six member confined space response teams and the related equipment. In 1996 he joined the Dunn Rescue Squad S.T.A.R. Team and served with them for two years. In 1998 he joined the REDS Team. He currently serves as Safety Officer.

State of North Carolina and National Instructor Qualifications

  • NC Rescue Technician Instructor General Level II
  • NC Rescue Technician Instructor VMR
  • TR Wilderness Rescue Instructor
  • AHA CPR/First Aid Instructor
  • Fire & Life Safety Educator 2

State of North Carolina and National Instructor Qualifications

  • Hazardous Materials Level I
  • Emergency Rescue Technician
  • RT Surface Water
  • Swiftwater Rescue Technician
  • Technical Rescuer Wilderness
  • Firefighter Level I Certification
  • Firefighter Level II Certification
  • Basic Rescue Technician
  • Rescue Spec. Confined Space
  • Rescue Tech Spec. Trench
  • Technical Rescuer VMR
  • Technical Rescuer Ropes
  • Technical Rescuer Confined Space
  • Technical Rescuer Structural Collapse
  • Technical Rescuer Trench
  • Technical Rescuer Agricultural Rescue
  • Large Animal Rescue
  • Managing the Lost Person Incident
  • Certified Diver