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Meet the Staff

Jake
Rice
Paramedic, EMS Chief, RN,CEN, EMS-I
EMS Training / Billing / EMS Memberships / Public Relations
Jake started with Jefferson Rescue as a part-time employee December 2005, and became a full-time employee in October 2017. Jake worked for Community Care ambulance as a Critical Care paramedic from 2008-2014 and has been employed with University Hospitals since 2011 as a Paramedic in the Emergency Department, and a department lead medic at the UH Ashtabula Urgent Care. Jake has advanced his education and is now working at both University Hospitals and ACMC as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department.
Jake is our EMS training coordinator, is certified to teach all levels of EMS, and also holds certifications to teach basic and advanced life support. Jake joined the Jefferson Fire Department in 2003 and is currently a Captain within the department. Jake enjoys spending time on his farm with his two children and wife, as well as traveling to Disney World with his family.
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Joe Edison
Paramedic
EMS Captain
Joe Edison is a 2005 graduate of Jefferson High School and started working at Jefferson Rescue as an auxiliary EMT in December 2008. In 2011, Joe became a paramedic and was moved to Part-time status. Joe became a full-time employee of Jefferson Rescue in 2016 and handles scheduling for the department and assisting with day-to-day operations. Outside of work, Joe enjoys attending traveling, camping, and attending Cleveland Guardians games, along with spending time with friends and family around the campfire in the summer. He is also an active member on the Jefferson Fire Department since 2006, where he serves as a Captain. Joe lives in Jefferson with his wife and 2 sons.

Steve Hill
Paramedic
Station/Vehicle Maintenance
Steve Hill is one of our longest tenured employees here at the Jefferson Emergency Rescue District, first joining the district in as a part-time Paramedic. In 2003 Steve was hired full-time with the Jefferson Emergency Rescue District, and currently serves as the departments station and vehicle maintenance manager.
A 1982 graduate of Edgewood High School, Steve became an EMT in 1983 and later obtained his Paramedic in 1988. Outside of Jefferson Rescue, Steve is also currently employed as a part-time Firefighter/Paramedic with Ashtabula Township Fire Department and has previously worked for Conneaut Fire Department Station 1 along with Community Care Ambulance in Ashtabula. When not working, Steve enjoys the outdoors, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.
Christina
Kirkner
Paramedic/RN
Hired: 06/19/1997
Brian
Edelman
Paramedic
Hired: 12/16/1998
Christina
Edison
EMT-Basic/RN
Hired: 07/29/2015
Kayla
Flavell
EMT-Basic/RN
Hired: 09/08/2017
Joe
Defazio
Paramedic
Hired: 12/07/2017
Greg
Walker
Paramedic
Hired: 03/27/2019
Brian
Huston
Paramedic/RN
Hired: 08/01/2019
Kelly
Farina
Clerk
Hired: 08/28/2019
Justin
McNeil
Paramedic
Hired: 02/20/2020
Benjamin
Gruber
Paramedic
Hired: 03/20/2020
Jon
McMannes
EMT-Basic
Hired: 06/10/2020
Delores
Bailey
Paramedic
Hired: 12/09/2020
Jennifer
Miller
Paramedic
Hired: 02/04/2021
Greg
Strubbe
Paramedic
Hired: 08/30/2021
Logan
Platt
EMT-Basic
Hired: 01/12/2022
Amara
Kantola
EMT-Basic
Hired: 01/12/2022
Derek
Nelson
Paramedic
Hired: 04/13/2022
Michael
Marshall
Paramedic
Hired: 07/13/2022
Jacob
Peer
EMT-Basic
Hired: 09/03/2022