About Us

Basic Survival Training

    

   

Everyone needs access to the best emergency preparedness and survival education available.

Jungle Survival Training

   

Working side-by-side with Emergency Response International (ERI) and OutdoorSafe, Inc, Survival U makes the same emergency preparedness and survival education used for training Search and Rescue teams, Border Protection agents, Coast Guard rescue swimmers and EMS air crews available to the general public.

Winter Survival Training

In conjunction with Meteor Fist Films, Survival U creates emergency preparedness and survival education media for Facebook and YouTube.  In addition, we communicate our approach to survival via the Survival U, ERI, and OutdoorSafe, Inc, websites and blogs.  ERI and OutdoorSafe facilitate our survival product sales and fulfillment.  Lastly, ERI conducts all live-training events for government agencies, corporate entities, corporate groups, and individuals.

Meet the Crew

Chris Slife (Co-founder and partner)

Wilderness First Responder, Red Cross Life Guard

Chris spent 10 years in secondary education teaching biology, history, political science, and geography.  Since 2008, Chris has dedicated himself to curriculum development and teaching the public about emergency preparedness and survival.  He has a Master’s degree in International Relations and National Security Affairs and did intelligence work for the United States Naval Reserve.  He loves hiking, camping, and fishing with his wife and two children. 

Steve Hong (Co-founder and partner) 

Wilderness First Responder, Red Cross Life Guard

Brett Stoffel (Legal counsel, curriculum development)

Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, National Ski Patrol, Wilderness First Responder, Red Cross Life Guard

Brett is President of Emergency Response International and OutdoorSafe Inc.  Other duties include Head of Instruction and Chief Legal Counsel.  In addition to his extensive outdoor experience, Brett flew the B-52 as an Aircraft Commander and the B-2 Stealth Bomber as a Mission Commander and Instructor for the USAF. Brett also managed the Combat Search & Rescue and SERE programs at the Squadron and Group levels for the Air Force.  Brett serves as an instructor in Lost Person Behavior, Global Survival, Search Management & Planning as well as Basic SAR Skills. He is an accomplished author, instructor pilot, and volunteers his time for SAR in Chelan County, WA.

Skip Stoffel (Mentor, curriculum development, and voice talent for Skipper the Coyote)

Skip is the founder of Emergency Response International. In addition to his role as ERI's executive editor, Skip instructs courses and spearheads the company's train-the-trainer programs offered throughout the world.  As a trained EMT, SCUBA diver, former glider pilot and SAR Planning Specialist, Skip serves as ERI’s lead instructor. Skip is a former USAF SERE instructor and an accomplished author.  He has written and/or coauthored dozens of books on multiple aspects of emergency response, SAR and survival.  He has over forty years training experience in search management, SAR skills, survival and emergency management. In 1987 Skip was the recipient of NASAR’s prestigious Hal Foss Service Award. His experience base includes working at local, state and federal levels throughout all regions of the United States.