{"id":59,"date":"2024-04-10T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T09:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:07:16","slug":"functional-officers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/about-us\/committees\/functional-officers\/","titula":{"rendered":"Funkcionalni časnici"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-7h93n-bdd38c504900108887eb1da3c8ddbde1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6nypb-9025aed0739527716d4fbe7a0a4444ed\">\n.avia-image-container.av-6nypb-9025aed0739527716d4fbe7a0a4444ed img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-6nypb-9025aed0739527716d4fbe7a0a4444ed .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-6nypb-9025aed0739527716d4fbe7a0a4444ed av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3416 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3416 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carlos-Amaro-PIC.jpg\" alt='' title='Carlos Amaro PIC'  height=\"788\" width=\"672\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carlos-Amaro-PIC.jpg 672w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6eo4v-8e98b3017ff9aa2219bc19ef046c59ac av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5qt5he7-04656029c3227f6ab9d27242af773cb7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Carlos Amaro &#8211; <strong>Extrication Lead<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Carlos Amaro as been a Firefighter in \u00a0Lisbon Fire Brigade (Regimento Sapadores Bombeiros \u00a0Lisboa) since 2001, currently holding the rank of Subchefe Principal.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2023 he is \u201cFirst Intervention Chief\u201d at the Special Operations and Training Battalion (BIDF) and he is the Coordinator of the &#8220;Rescue Intervention Team&#8221; (RIT) and Urban Search &amp; Rescue (USAR) Modules.<\/p>\n<p>From 2016 to July 2024, he was Coordinater and Instructer at the RSB Lisboa Fire School.<\/p>\n<p>From 2008 to 2014, he was deployed at the Lisbon International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, as a member of the Portuguese Joint Operational Force (FOCon), he participated in Urban Search and Rescue operations in Turkey after the devastating earthquakes in the country. During the mission, he participated in the rescue of a 10-year-old child, named Baran, who had been buried for six days.<\/p>\n<p>For his service, he had the honor of being awarded the Medal of the Order of Merit by the President of the Republic of Portugal, Professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, he was one of the co-founders of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Salvamento e Desencarceramento (ANSD) the Portuguese National Association for Rescue and Extrication.<\/p>\n<p>He has been a Technical and Command Assessor for ANSD since 2013 and for the World Rescue Organization (WRO) since 2015, having already participated in several national challenges in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>He has been selected several times as an Assessor for several World Rescue Challenges, twice in Portugal (2015 and 2024), Brazil 2016, Romania 2017, South Africa 2018, Luxembourg 2022, and Croatia 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2024, he was appointed WRO Deputy Extrication Lead, joining a team of 5 s.m.e. from USA, South Africa, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Amaro is committed to the role Extrication Lead and is looking forward to help WRO<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-5nj7f-ae4edd66e17cdb866b0e8e779d9e18b5 sc-av_one_third av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-5nj7f-ae4edd66e17cdb866b0e8e779d9e18b5 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m70nqwyy-8cc82cfb0d5734058694ba48a88f8bd1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m70nqwyy-8cc82cfb0d5734058694ba48a88f8bd1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m70nqwyy-8cc82cfb0d5734058694ba48a88f8bd1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m70nqwyy-8cc82cfb0d5734058694ba48a88f8bd1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1611 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1611 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mark-Brennan-ROI-1007x1030.jpg\" alt='' title='Mark Brennan ROI'  height=\"1030\" width=\"1007\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mark-Brennan-ROI-1007x1030.jpg 1007w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4biyr-04cfdf472a9eb4d965d9adac7ac8dc1f av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5qt605k-5b36c8a41df7df1be135ae2d7422390e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">Mark Brennan &#8211;\u00a0 Trauma Lead<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Executive member and trauma coordinator for Rescue Organisation Ireland since 2017.\u00a0 Previously competed in the Trauma and Extrication Challenges both nationally and at the World Rescue Challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Currently co-Deputy head of Trauma and Medical Extrication for the World Rescue Organisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I have close to 30\u00a0<span class=\"x_spelle\">years experience<\/span> in pre-hospital care and am an educator and instructor in many aspects of emergency care and vehicle extrication.\u00a0 I specialize in motorsport medicine and rescue and am a director of Motorsport Rescue Service in Ireland and am a trainer with Motorsport UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<div  class='flex_column av-3ogy7-7aabf2a16c42d94fedf9c98cb42a4815 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3j64r-471c3f011617fca12a80be003ffdbbbc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-3j64r-471c3f011617fca12a80be003ffdbbbc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-3j64r-471c3f011617fca12a80be003ffdbbbc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-3j64r-471c3f011617fca12a80be003ffdbbbc av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1202 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1202 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7456_1.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_7456_1'  height=\"853\" width=\"843\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7456_1.jpg 843w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2tq5r-bc0516679bad5c8361d785fa05b7c632 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5qt6kya-fca43ca3c3fd7041574b33a2ee492b4c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Yves Marx<\/strong> &#8211; Deputy Trauma Lead<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">Born in 1975, I joined the Fire &amp; Rescue Services as a volunteer in 1989, two years later, in 1991 I joined the Luxembourg Red Cross Ambulance Service. Besides being a volunteer, I became Deputy Lead of the Ambulance Service and our Fire Station for many years. In 1998 I joined the Luxembourg Red Cross Rescue Dogs Unit where until 2018 I was the Deputy Head of and besides national interventions, I was team leader for search and rescue missions with the Rescue Dogs unit after the earthquakes in Algeria (2003), Iran (2003), Maroc (2004) and Haiti (2010).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">Working at the Luxembourg Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) I was for 6 years the head of the logistics and technical service of the national fire and rescue school and now in charge of the logistics at the General Directors Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">In 2014 I joined the LRO (Luxembourg Rescue Organisation), where I became a Member of the Committee and Trauma Coordinator in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #242424;\">After becoming a national Trauma, Assessor I got named Medical &amp; Trauma Assessor by the WRO in 2015. Member of the WRO Committee since 2023 I got named WRO Deputy Trauma Lead the same year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-21ocz-b621bf9db6614f1eed510eaf0e0032e1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ga2f-996eedd1005f4c2f9415222db57e4a15\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1ga2f-996eedd1005f4c2f9415222db57e4a15 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1ga2f-996eedd1005f4c2f9415222db57e4a15 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1ga2f-996eedd1005f4c2f9415222db57e4a15 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1171 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1171 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rui-Santos-photo.jpg\" alt='' title='Rui Santos photo'  height=\"1076\" width=\"649\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rui-Santos-photo.jpg 649w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-rduj-98d5efb8ec8936f91f7eb2b2191fe3ed av_two_third  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5qt72pl-7ba60491055c189ed6acbe22b8b573c1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>WRO Logistics Lead &#8211;<strong> Rui Santos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rui Miguel Ventura dos Santos 54 years old<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in civil Protection Engineering.<\/li>\n<li>Extrication trainer:<\/li>\n<li>Firefighting trainer.<\/li>\n<li>Flashover trainer.<\/li>\n<li>2nd Commander of the Municipal Fire Department of Cartaxo.<\/li>\n<li>Founder and president of ANSD from 2012 to 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Co-author of the Regiment de Sapadores Bombeiros de Lisboa extrication and flashover manuals.<\/li>\n<li>Fire Safety Designer for buildings from the 1st to the 4th risk category.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborates with WRO in scenario development since 2016 and currently is the WRO logistics Lead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hwh7-9e90c5777a8207594710430f4fa9f87f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m6kt3phh-7a7d71da1b92b7184d194b9905abf313\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m6kt3phh-7a7d71da1b92b7184d194b9905abf313 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m6kt3phh-7a7d71da1b92b7184d194b9905abf313 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m6kt3phh-7a7d71da1b92b7184d194b9905abf313 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1287 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1287 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Maria-Chin-773x1030.jpg\" alt='' title='Maria Chin'  height=\"1030\" width=\"773\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Maria-Chin-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-vgwz-069f1363425d83ac84b02f12688a52f8 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m6kt32y5-04ede047148907e16b7d09be63bd767b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>WRO Deputy Secretary &#8211;<strong> Maria Chin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maria is a retired Division Chief from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR), after 30 years. She has participated as a member of Team Blackheart and competed in several WRO Trauma competitions. In addition to her experiences competing and assisting teams, she is also a certified assessor with North American Vehicle Rescue Association (NAVRA). Maria has a passion for training and was the Recruit Training Bureau OIC where she facilitated over 40 recruit classes for MDFR. She is a Live Fire instructor II; Fire Service Instructor III and a Nationally certified Paramedic. She served 22 years on the executive board of the Metro Dade Firefighters Union, three terms as Secretary and was also the Secretary for NAVRA. Recently, Maria achieved her certification as a World Rescue Organisation (WRO) assessor and is giving back to the global community on supporting the mission to teach prevention, safety, extrication and emergency medical procedures. She is currently serving in the Deputy Secretary role for the WRO.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1qy3f-d745c992525bbfec152844de58c2e502 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mn91104g-989d66936f504dc4482adf5ad47cc03f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mn91104g-989d66936f504dc4482adf5ad47cc03f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mn91104g-989d66936f504dc4482adf5ad47cc03f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mn91104g-989d66936f504dc4482adf5ad47cc03f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3429 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3429 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Version-1-1.png\" alt='' title='Version 1'  height=\"561\" width=\"513\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Version-1-1.png 513w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-qxn7-1e8cc8058942c4899ae8d6e0dac12855 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mn90w5pm-e518e4c95a167a2f848cd114548a6437 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Roger Llin\u00e0s &#8211; Deputy Extrication Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Became a firefighter in 1985, at Generalitat de Catalunya Fire and Rescue Service, when he was really young, and nowadays is still on duty. All his career has worked in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, today as officer and Fire Station Chief. Is car crash instructor in his F&amp;R Service since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>He was participant as team leader in several regional, national and international events and he became national assessor of APRAT in 2008 and WRO assessor in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Until today, he has been assessor in six WRC,\u00a0 usually as command assessor.<\/p>\n<p>He has been the regionals and nationals challenge&#8217;s responsible of APRAT during the last years.<\/p>\n<p>He studied as a nurse when he was a young firefighter and did two postgraduate courses related with the Emergency Management, and he is currently teacher at the Barcelona University in a Master for medical and nurse students whom want to work in emergencies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1yt1j-101e7cb24d462b0546e5fd39f5531200 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mn913rxq-f72e1dcb9a7dae856cdc0402900888bf\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mn913rxq-f72e1dcb9a7dae856cdc0402900888bf img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mn913rxq-f72e1dcb9a7dae856cdc0402900888bf .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mn913rxq-f72e1dcb9a7dae856cdc0402900888bf av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2357 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2357 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julius-August-1030x944.jpeg\" alt='' title='Julius August'  height=\"944\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julius-August-1030x944.jpeg 1030w, https:\><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1lr23-74b94e631e9bb7995accd3655379ad6c av_two_third  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mn918z64-3fa45966e73129ecf8ee472d570bbfac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Julius Fleischman &#8211; Deputy Extrication Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Rescue Coordinator | International WRO Assessor | Rescue Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am a distinguished emergency services veteran with nearly four decades of experience in pre-hospital emergency medical and rescue services. Since 1992, I have served with the South African Department of Health, currently holding the position of Medical Rescue Coordinator for the Free State Province.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Leadership &amp; Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My career began in 1986 with the Fire and Ambulance Services. I have since evolved into a premier Rescue Instructor, with over 30 years of academic experience at the Free State College of Emergency Care and the University of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My technical expertise includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermediate Life Support (ILS) practitioner.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Rescue Technician with 35+ years of operational experience.<\/li>\n<li>Vice Chairperson of the South Africa Medical Rescue Organisation (SAMRO).<\/li>\n<li>Member of the South Africa Disaster Rescue Response Team and the World Rescue Organisation (WRO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Global Impact &amp; International Assessor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a highly regarded WRO Assessor (Command, Technical, and Medical), I have influenced rescue standards on a global scale. My involvement in international events spans decades:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host &amp; Coordinator:<\/strong> Played a pivotal role in the World Rescue Extrication Challenges hosted in South Africa (2001, 2006, 2018) and served as the<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Functional Officers - World Rescue Organisation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wrescue.org\/about-us\/committees\/functional-officers\/\" \>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"hr_HR\" \>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Functional Officers - 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