Speakers

Greg Merrell, CTO & CFO, is a Battalion Chief with the Oklahoma City Fire Department and Task Force Leader with OK-TF 1 Urban Search & Rescue.  He brings over three decades of leadership experience spanning military aviation, emergency services, and technical rescue.  A former UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot-in-Command, Aviation Safety Officer, and Fire Officer, Greg has led teams on military and US&R deployments.

He is a nationally recognized instructor in leadership and technical rescue, with teaching experience across the U.S. and Australia.  Greg served as a technical rescue company officer with responsibilities in rope rescue, trench rescue, confined space, structural collapse, SCUBA recovery, water rescue and boat operations.  He also served as the company officer at the hazardous materials technical rescue response station.

Greg has developed specialized curriculum and consults with multiple agencies and homeland security on training programs, rescue team development, and deployment strategies.  A frequent conference speaker, he has presented at over 35 national events and authored nine published articles on leadership, incident command, technical rescue, and disaster response.