Shannon Boehmer is a Division Chief -Training and Special Operations at Pender EMS and Fire, Inc. They possess expertise in rescue, firefighting, emergency services, ems, nims and 44 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "Simply, a top notch leader in the Fire/EMS Service. My experience with Shannon came when he coordinated a successful ground/air rescue of 17 military members from a Navy helicopter crash on a WV mountainside. The scene conditions were dismal- temps in the 20s, winds gusting above 30 knots, snow falling with drifts measured in feet, with visiblity below 1/8 of a mile. This rescue mission took nearly 24 hours in some of the roughest, most isolated terrain in the United States. Shannon expertly coordinated National Guard air and ground assets, Snowshoe Resort's CEO and groomer operators, multiple fire departments, hospital ERs, several law enforcement agencies to complete this mission. I traveled with a Navy 2 star Admiral to honor Shannon and all of the civilian personnel involved. During this ceremony, I truly understood how respected Shannon was by both State officials and his department's personnel. With 20 years of civilian and military emergency experience myself, I put Shannon in the top 5% of leaders. He is a young, rising star in the Fire Service."