The full-time lead paramedics, full-time paramedics, and full-time EMTs work an average of 40-42 hours a week, using the Pittman schedule model.

Lieutenants                     

Full Time Staff

 

Becky Knowles

Date of Hire: June 2005
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: Mercy School of EMS
Hometown: Kanawha, IA

Full Time Staff

Aaron Frasier 

Date of Hire: November 2009 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: University of Northern Iowa, Mercy College 
Hometown: Des Moines, IA



Full Time Staff

Troy Fick

Date of Hire: April 2012
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: Mercy College of Health Sciences 
Hometown: Norwalk, IA

Full Time Staff

 

 Jordan VanScoy 

Date of Hire: July 2013  
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: Iowa State University, DMACC   
Hometown: Urbandale, IA

 

Full Time Staff

Derek Doyle 

Date of Hire: April 2015
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: DMACC, ISU
Hometown: Huxley, IA

Full Time Staff

 

 

Amber Redmond 

Date of Hire: May 2015 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: Northeast Iowa Community College 
Hometown: Scales Mound, IL

 

 

Full Time Staff

Trent Malone

Date of Hire: May 2016 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: DMACC
Hometown: Monroe, IA

Full Time Staff

Josh Behnken 

Date of Hire: September 2016
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: IWCC
Hometown: Massena, IA
Full Time Staff

Regan Considine

Date of Hire: May 2017  
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: University of Missouri, University of Iowa  
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Full Time Staff

Kristine Newell

Date of Hire: October 2017 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: DMACC 
Hometown: Ogallala, NE

Full Time Staff

 

Bethany Hauptmann 

Date of Hire: April 2018  
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: MCHS, CCAF, NIACC, ILCC  
Hometown: Wesley, IA

Full Time Staff

 

Spencer Gratton

Date of Hire: December 2018 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: ISU, Scott Community College, ASU
Hometown: Ripon, WI 

Full Time Staff

Elizabeth Frank

Date of Hire: December 2018 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: Grandview, DMACC
Hometown: Waterloo, IA
Full Time Staff

Clay Wallerstedt

Date of Hire: July 2020 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: Iowa Central Community College, U of I, DMACC
Hometown: Sac City, IA


Full Time Staff

Kellen McManamon

Date of Hire: October 2021 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: DMACC/ Creighton                                        Hometown: Ankeny, IA


Full Time Staff

 

Joel Pullen

Date of Hire: February 2016 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: UNI, Glendale CC
Hometown: West Des Moines, IA

 

Full Time Staff

Luis Martinez


Date of Hire: December 2019 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: Kirkwood Community College, U of Iowa  Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA

 

Full Time Staff

 

Ray Scherrer

Date of Hire: January 2020 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: DMACC
Hometown: Desoto, MO

 

 Full Time Staff

Kayla Duver

Date of Hire: March 2021
Certification: Paramedic/CCP                                          Education: Mercy College of Health Science                Hometown: Indianola, IA 

 Full Time Staff

Nicholas Alger 

Date of Hire: October 2021 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: Mercy College of Health Science   
Hometown: Chariton, IA

Full-time Paramedic
Full Time Staff

 

Clint Bennethum

Date of Hire: January 2017 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: Iowa Western Community College, MCHS
Hometown: Sheldahl, IA

 

 

Full Time Staff

 

Blair Nebergall 

Date of Hire: October 2020
Certification: Paramedic/CCP 
Education: University of Iowa 
Hometown: Tipton, IA 

 

Full Time Staff

 

Colleen Frank

Date of Hire: March 2021
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: DMACC   
Hometown:  Eldora, IA

 

Full Time Staff

 

Morgan Beers 

Date of Hire: March 2021
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: Kirkwood Community College  
Hometown: Oroville, CA 

 

Full Time Staff

 

Paige Gowin

Date of Hire: June 2021 
Certification: Paramedic/CCP
Education: Mercy College of Health Science   
Hometown: Altoona, IA

 

Full Time Staff

 

Kyle Martens

Date of Hire:  November 2021                                        Certification:  Paramedic/CCP                                        Education:  University of Iowa                                        Hometown: West Des Moines, IA

 

Full Time Staff

  

Craig Royer

Date of Hire:  June 2022                                                  Certification:  Paramedic/CCP                                      Education:  Iowa State/Creighton University                Hometown:  Woodbine, IA

Full Time Staff

Brandon Ramos

Date of Hire: April 2020 
Certification:  Paramedic/CCP
Education: Scott Community College, DMACC
Hometown: Geneseo, IL  

Full Time Staff

Isaac Marks   

Date of Hire: April 2020 
Certification:  Paramedic/CCP
Education: University of Iowa 
Hometown: Marshall, MN 

 

Full Time Staff

Lauren Morgan

Date of Hire:  June 2022                                                  Certification:  Paramedic/CCP                                          Education:  DMACC                                                          Hometown:  Des Moines, IA

Full Time Staff

Alex Fouts

Date of Hire:  June 2022                                                  Certification:  Paramedic/CCP                                        Education:  Iowa State/Mary Greeley/DMACC              Hometown:  Hudson, IA

 

Fred Blommestein 

Date of Hire: April 2020 
Certification:  Paramedic
Education: Eastern Florida State College  
Hometown: DeLand, FL 

 

 Full Time Staff

Alissa Pardekooper

Date of Hire: February 2023
Certification:  Paramedic/CCP
Education: Mercy College, DMACC
Hometown:  Runnells, IA


Full Time Staff

Adam Charbonneau

Date of Hire: February 2023
Certification:  Paramedic/CCP
Education: DMACC
Hometown:  Bloomington, MN 
 Full Time Staff

 

Aaron Smith

Date of Hire:  January 2022                                              Certification:  Paramedic                                                  Education:  DMACC                                                        Hometown:  West Des Moines

 Full Time Staff  

Nicole Holdeman

Date of Hire: February 2023
Certification: Paramedic
Education:  DMACC
Hometown:  Pella, IA

Full Time Staff

Nicholas Boren

Date of Hire: February 2023
Certification: Paramedic
Education:  Mount San Jacinto Community College / DMACC
Hometown:  Riverside, CA


 Full Time Staff

 Nicole Masteller

Date of Hire:  September 2024                                      Certification:  Paramedic                                              Education: DMACC                                                          Hometown: Des Moines, IA 

   

Sean Lunde

Date of Hire: January 2018 
Certification: Paramedic 
Education: UNI, DMACC, Mercy
Hometown Mason City, IA

 Full Time Staff

Grace Shemanski   

Date of Hire:  August 2021                                              Certification:  Paramedic                                                  Education:  DMACC                                                          Hometown:  Keota, IA

 Full Time Staff

 Heather Fincel

Date of Hire:  September 2024                                      Certification:  Paramedic                                            Education: DMACC                                                        Hometown: Atlantic, IA

       FULL - TIME EMT  
Full Time Staff

 

Shawn Kamaus   

Date of Hire: October 2020 
Certification:  EMT
Education: Hawkeye Community College, Kirkwood  Community College 
Hometown: West Union, IA 

              

Full Time Staff

 

Cody Thomas 

Date of Hire: July 2021
Certification:  EMT
Education: Mary Greeley, Buena Vista University
Hometown: Rockwell, IA

 

   Full Time Staff


 

 Katy Van Lennep

Date of Hire: February 2023
Certification: EMT
Education: Hawkeye Community College, DMACC
Hometown:  Carlisle, IA