Personnel Profiles

Kurt W. Gensmer
President/Rescue Chief
kurtgensmer@rescueresources.com

Kurt has been in emergency services for over 30 years. He started training in Law Enforcement in the mid-70’s. During that time he also began his career in Fire/Rescue joining the Bloomington Rescue Squad where he served in the following positions; Rescuer, Equipment Officer, Training Officer, Lieutenant, and Captain. Kurt also worked for the Hennepin Technical College as lead Rescue and OSHA compliance instructor and on the HTC burn team. For 7 years he was rescue coordinator for the Minnesota State Fire School.

Kurt is trained and certified as a Rescue Technician in confined space, high level/ low angle rescue, building collapse shoring and rescue, trench rescue, vehicle extrication and is a certified Firefighter I&II, Emergency Medical Technician and Hazardous Materials Technician. Kurt co-founded Rescue Resources Inc. in 1993 and brought it to its present state Rescue Resources, Inc. of MN in 2006.

Dave Dustin
Captain/Operations Manager
davedustin@rescueresources.com

Dave’s career in Fire/Rescue started in 1982 and includes; fire/rescue at a race track in northern Minnesota, firefighter with the Brooklyn Center Fire Department and industrial safety and fire/rescue instructor for the Hennepin Technical College.
 His training and certifications include Confined Space Rescue, High Level / Low Angle Rescue, Trench Rescue, Emergency Building Collapse Shoring and rescue, Hazardous Material Operations, Open Water Dive, Minnesota Certified Firefighter I & II, Minnesota Certified First Responder. Dave has been with Rescue Resources since 1993.

Laurie Pyle
Captain/Manager of Medical Operations
lauriepyle@rescueresources.com

Laurie is a Nationally Registered Paramedic. Her training and certifications also include Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS), Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) instructor, Trench Collapse Rescue, Emergency Building Collapse Shoring and Rescue , Confined Space Rescue and High Level / Low Angle Rescue. Laurie also works for Apple Valley, Lakeville, Farmington (ALF) Ambulance as a Paramedic. Laurie has been with Rescue Resources since 1995.

Karsten Nelson
Training Officer
karstennelson@rescueresources.com

James Grossman
Business Manager

Jim Stowell M.D.
Medical Advisor