Technical Rescue Team
The Technical Rescue Team’s members are trained to respond to specific special rescue situations including rope rescue, confined space, structural collapse and trench rescue. All team members are required to complete annual training in each of these four disciplines.
MABAS Division 4 Leadership
Team Leader
Mark Skala
Countryside Fire Protection District
Assistant Team Leader
Russell Kluchka
Lake Bluff Fire Department
Training Coordinator
John Gaffke
Libertyville Fire Department
Assistant Training Coordinator
Mike Vitale
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Prot. District
CS/RR Discipline Support Leader
Eric Farr
Lake Forest Fire Department
MABAS Division 5 Leadership
Team Leader
Robert Seyl
Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department
Assistant Team Leader
Adam Bucheger
Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department
Struc. Collapse Discipline Support Leader
Ryan Mastandrea
McHenry Township Fire Protection District
Trench Discipline Support Leader
Nate Burns
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District
