Paratekk Inc.
Meeting your water and rope rescue needs.
John Hall– Company President/Lead Instructor
John Hall is a 23 year veteran of emergency service work. John began his journey into emergency service work with Skagit County Search and Rescue in 1991. John has worked and volunteered with Search and Rescue, Mountain Rescue, Dive Rescue, and multiple fire departments. John is also the founder, organizer, and member of Team Mercworks which provided Disaster Aid relief in Haiti 10 days after the January 2010 earthquake. John currently works full time for the City of Port Angeles as a Firefighter/Paramedic and volunteers with Clallam County Search and Rescue. John has been teaching various rescue disciplines since 1997 including wilderness SAR, Rope Rescue, Heavy Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue.
Instructor qualifications
Bachelors of Arts-
NREMT Paramedic– 17 years experience
Rescue 3 International swiftwater instructor
Instructor for Peninsula College
Homeland Security Region 2 technical rescue team rope rescue instructor
IFSAC Instructor 1 certified
IFSAC Firefighter 1 certified
IFSAC Officer 1 certified
Completion of Rigging for Rescue 1
Completion of Rigging for Rescue 2
Confined Space Rescue Technician
Trench Rescue Technician
Heavy Rescue Technician
Swiftwater Rescue Technician
AHA ACLS certified
AHA PALS certified
Arizona Vortex class
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger
PADI certified SCUBA diver
Interspiro certified Full Face Mask technician
USPA licensed skydiver
Work experience
Skagit County Search and Rescue
Skagit County Mountain Rescue
Skagit County Dive Rescue
Allen Fire Department
Sedro Woolley Fire Department
Skagit County Medic One
Lifeline ambulance-
Port Angeles Fire Department
Homeland Security Region 2 technical rescue team
Clallam County Search and Rescue
