Chuck LeBlanc, Founder

Chuck LeBlanc, a decorated career firefighter/officer for 37 years in Leominster, Massachusetts, has been the EMS director since 1976 and has enjoyed teaching equally as long. An American Red Cross instructor for 35 years and certified fire service instructor for 18 years, he has developed several pioneering programs such as the first confined space rescue program in the nation and the first fire ground rehabilitation program in the northeast.

Proud to be a US Coast Guard veteran, his athletic passion is competing in the Firefighter Combat Challenge where he has been an international finalist for most of the last 15 years. Chuck is an enthusiastic speaker who connects with participants and prides himself in providing safe, relevant and realistic training in both classroom and practical evolutions.