Robert Roller

Robert J. (Bob) Roller is one of the most versatile and experienced emergency response professionals in the United States. He has deployed to wildfires, mass migrations, hurricanes, and pandemics. He is a Certified Emergency Manager, a Nationally Registered Paramedic, and a civilian graduate of the US Army’s Command and General Staff College. Bob was the vice president of Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, where he has served as a firefighter, paramedic, and special operations swiftwater rescue technician, and he has also served on three mid-Atlantic mountain-rescue teams, including one he co-founded. He frequently authors academic articles describing his work as a disaster response emergency manager and has taught emergency management and homeland security courses domestically and abroad. Bob and his wife, Merabeth, live with their young children and adopted Labrador mix in the suburbs of Washington, DC. He writes in his personal capacity, and these stories have not been endorsed by his employer.

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