At VRS™, we don’t just teach rescue-we live it. With knowledge gleaned from a variety of disciplines (Fire, EMS, Mountain Rescue, Confined Space, Technical Rope Rescue, Cave Rescue, Industrial Rescue) and years of hands-on, real life rescue experience, VRS™ instructors focus on saving lives through education and instruction.Tom Wood is the Training Manager for Vertical Rescue Solutions by PMI®. An 11-year veteran of the Alpine Rescue Team in Evergreen, Colorado, he has served as the team’s New Member Director, Equipment Director and ATV Director. During the Columbia Shuttle Recovery Effort in 2003, he served as a division SAR superintendant. Tom is a Level II Avalanche Technician and HeloTech II. He is also a certified tower climber, SPRAT Level 2 certified and an IRATA certified Rope Access Technician. A past presenter for the Mountain Rescue Association, National Association of Search and Rescue, International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS) and the Colorado Search and Rescue Board, Tom is also certified in CPR for the Healthcare Provider and First Responder. An industrial work and rescue at height Instructor for Vertical Rescue Solutions by PMI, Tom comes from a commercial and residential construction background, and he learned firsthand the importance of jobsite safety compliance while serving as a Safety Manager. A 1990 graduate of Kent State University’s Photojournalism program, Tom also served as a Combat Photographer for the United States Marine Corps Reserves for six years. His extracurricular activities include mountaineering, writing, ice climbing, rock climbing, caving and trail running.