Logistics
Benigno Gómez Sáez (WRO/APRAT) – Extrication and Trauma Scenario/Logistics Overall Boss, Spain
Professional firefighter since 1994 at the CPEI in Badajoz.
I began my career in the world of rescue firefighters in 2008. In 2010, I competed in my first National Championship with the CPEI Badajoz team in Barcelona, where I obtained a 3rd place overall. I was then able to participate in the WRCH in Ireland, achieving a 3rd place in the world overall and 1st in the world in the Rapid Maneuver. In 2011, we competed in the National Championship in Valencia, obtaining 1st place overall and 1st in the Standard Maneuver and the Rapid Maneuver. In 2012, I participated with another team from the CPEI in Badajoz in the Toledo National Championship, achieving 5th place overall. This allowed us to participate in the WRCH in London, achieving 8th place overall and 1st place in the Standard Maneuver.
Later, in 2013, I trained as an APRAT Advisor, and since then I have dedicated myself to setting up the stages for the championships.
I have been part of the WRO as a stage builder for the following WRCHs: 2015 Lisbon, 2016 Brazil, 2017 Romania, 2019 France, 2022 Luxembourg, 2023 Spain, 2024 Portugal.
I have been a Traffic Accident Rescue Instructor since 2010 at the CPEI in Badajoz.
I have also been an organizing instructor for Rescue Days in Brazil and Portugal.
Rui dos Santos (ANSD) – Logistics/Scenario Lead, Portugal
Rui Miguel Ventura dos Santos 54 years old
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Protection Engineering;
• Extrication trainer:
• Firefighting trainer;
• Flashover trainer;
• 2nd Commander of the Municipal Fire Department of Cartaxo;
• Founder and president of ANSD from 2012 to 2016;
• Co-author of the Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros de Lisboa
extrication and flashover manuals;
• Fire Safety Designer for buildings from the 1st to the 4th risk
category;
• Collaborates with WRO in scenario development since 2016. Rui
Miguel Ventura dos Santos 54 years old
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Protection Engineering;
• Extrication trainer:
• Firefighting trainer;
• Flashover trainer;
• 2nd Commander of the Municipal Fire Department of Cartaxo;
• Founder and president of ANSD from 2012 to 2016;
• Co-author of the Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros de Lisboa
extrication and flashover manuals;
• Fire Safety Designer for buildings from the 1st to the 4th risk
category;
• Collaborates with WRO in scenario development since 2016.
Rodrigo Vilarinho (ANSD) – Scenario Pit Boss, Portugal
Date of Birth: February 25, 1976
Education: Secondary School
Profession: Firefighter
Since May 12, 1997, Vilarinho has served as a firefighter at the Lisbon Fire Brigade (Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros de Lisboa), the most respected fire departments in Portugal. He is
currently part of the Specialized Intervention Company, a unit focused on high-complexity technical operations.
Since 2013, he has also been an active member of ANSD – National Association of Rescue and Extrication, where he holds the role of scenario setup coordinator for extrication competitions held throughout Portugal.
🏆 Key Achievements:
• Scenario coordinator for the World Rescue Challenge:
◦ 2015 – Lisbon, Portugal
◦ 2016 – Curitiba, Brazil
◦ 2024 – Azores, Portugal
His work has been essential for the advancement of technical rescue operations in Portugal and for training rapid intervention teams both nationally and internationally.
David Lezeau (FNSPF) – Scenario Pit Boss, France
I’ve been a professional firefighter since 1992 in an operational company in Rochefort sur mer, France, and a heavy road rescue instructor at the Charente Maritime departmental school .
Participation as a world challenge competitor : Tools role
2008 CARDIFF, WALES
2009 FRANKFURT, GERMANY
2010 CORK, IRELAND
2012 LONDON, ENGLAND
2014 MORTON in MARCH, ENGLAND
2015 LISBON, PORTUGAL
2016 CURRITIBA, BRAZIL
2019 LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
Participation as a French challenge competitor : Tools role
2016 La Rochelle, FRANCE
2017 Nantes, FRANCE
2018 Saint Quentin, Yvelines FRANCE
2021 Avignon, FRANCE
Scenario design for France
2021 Amiens, FRANCE
2022 Nice, FRANCE
2023 Limoges, FRANCE
2024 Chantilly, FRANCE
2025 Châteauroux, FRANCE
Setting up scenarios
2022 LUXEMBOURG
2023 Lanzarote, Spain
2024 Les Acores, PORTUGAL
2025 Karlovac, CROATIA
Shannon Reid – Trauma pit Logistics – Ireland
Shannon Reid is a Trauma and Medical Assessor with Rescue Organisation Ireland and has successfully competed for a number of years at both the Irish National Rescue Challenge and the World Rescue Challenge.
In her role as Assistant Civil Defence Officer and Emergency Medical Technician for County Kildare, Ireland, Shannon leads and instructs multidisciplinary teams across a wide range of emergency response disciplines. With over 16 years of experience, she has developed extensive expertise in emergency management, information management, severe weather response, missing persons operations, water rescue, and pre-hospital medical care.
