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CMC School Instructors

CMC School instructors are passionate, dedicated teaching professionals who bring high-level technical knowledge and real-life rescue experience to each and every class.

Recognized as some of the industry’s most experienced rescue professionals, their highly effective hands-on training and emphasis on learn by doing sets the CMC School apart.

Collectively they possess more than 500 years of pride in professional service, and they’ve faced nearly every rescue situation imaginable.

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams

Alan Baker

Professional Service Since 1992 | CMC Since 1994

Dan Claridge

Professional Service Since 2001 | CMC Since 2014

Dan Kazmierski

Professional Service Since 1986 | CMC Since 1999

Doug McElmury

Professional Service Since 1981 (Volunteer), 1989 (Career) | CMC Since 2017

Ethan Martinez

In Professional Service Since 2005 I CMC Since 2019

Fred Salazar

Professional Service Since 1990 | CMC Since 1994

Jim Bolton

 Professional Service Since 1987 | CMC Since 1998

Jim Haakenson

Professional Service Since 1996 | CMC Since 2015

John Camphouse

Professional Service Since 1982 | CMC Since 1993