Ben Waller's Page

Employer/Affiliation

Firefighter/Paramedic, Instructor/Educator, EMS Chief

Primary Agency/Department Type

Paid Fire/EMS Department

Primary Department/Agency Name

Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue

Years in EMS/Public Safety

34

Other Past or Current Departments

Low Country EMS Council (Board Member)
Greenville County EMS, SC (Technical Rescue Coordinator)
McMinn County EMS, TN (Chief)
Hamilton County EMS, TN (Lieutenant)
Chattanooga Fire Department, TN
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue, TN (Captain)
Hamilton County Hazmat (Captain)
Tri-Community Vol. Fire Department, TN (Assistant Chief)
Highway 58 Vol. Fire Department, TN
Mt. Aetna Vol. Fire Department, MD
1996 Olympic Games Swiftwater Rescue Team
2000 U.S. Olympic Trials Swiftwater (Team Leader)
Water Rescue Consulting Editor - Technical Rescue Magazine
S.C. Fire Academy Water Rescue Technical Development Committee
S.C. Fire Academy Rope Rescue Technical Development Committee
Contributing Author - Fundamentals of Technical Rescue
Contributing Author - Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Field Operations Guide

My Training:

Master's degree - Public Administration
Bachelor's degree - Fire Administration
Associate's degree - Paramedic/Allied Health
Certificate - Medical Terminology
SC, TN, and National Registry EMT-P
ACLS and PHTLS Instructor
FARMEDIC Instructor
Extrication and Technical Rescue Instructor
Swiftwater Rescue Instructor

I Love Being in EMS Because

You can't have a better job than doing both well

Relationship Status

Married