ABOUT CROSSROADS TRAINING
Crossroads Training is the dream of our founder, Jon Shackelford. Jon has dedicated his life to the protection of his hometown. The mission of Crossroads Training is to provide real-world best practices of emergency rescue techniques from the team's more than ten decades of combined experience in the field. They work under the motto that...
Time saved is a life saved.
Crossroads Training works across the continent to share life-saving skills of light and heavy vehicle extrication and ways to save time. We understand that when you are on scene, every second counts. Our team trains on the most effective equipment used in the field today and will help you to find the shortcuts that will cut response time and save lives without sacrificing safety.
JON SHACKELFORD
Jon is a career firefighter with Honey Creek Fire in Terre Haute, Indiana. Jon started as a volunteer on October 1, 1997. Two years later, he was hired as a career firefighter. Jon currently holds the rank of battalion chief in charge of B-shift and also serves as Training Chief. Jon had a passion for auto extrication very early in his career and started Crossroads Training, LLC. in January 2024 to help further the careers of firefighters and rescue personnel. In his time away from the fire house, Jon works for Edington’s wrecker service in Terre Haute, Indiana but most important to him is the quality time spent with his three beautiful daughters and his girlfriend.
RANDY ANTHIS
Randy has 20 years in the fire service in both career and volunteer departments. Randy volunteers at Vincennes Township, Indiana where he is Lieutenant and a captain at Princeton Indiana Fire Department. Randy has worked at multiple rescue schools throughout the Midwest and currently holds Indiana VRO and VRT certifications. He is an instructor three with the state of Indiana. Away from work, Randy likes, and his words (long walks on the beach at sunset) spending time with his family camping, hunting, and fishing.
JOSH HUBBARD
Integrating a wrecker into the rescue tool cache is often overlooked and misunderstood at best. Working thousands of heavy truck wrecks, rescues and recoveries, Josh has seen first hand how rescue operations and wreckers can compliment each other. Josh's experience and training include; WreckMaster, 8/9 Rotator and Air Cushion 2020, TIM, American Towing and Recovery Institute Advanced Heavy-Duty Towing and Recovery Operations, OSHA Level 2 Rigger, OSHA Crane Inspector 2, OSHA Crane Operator, and NRC Rotator Operator Heavy Duty Recovery Class. Josh holds Indiana VRO and VRT certifications. He currently is managing Edington's wrecker service in Indiana. He also serves on the Board of Director of the Honey Creek Fire District near Terre Haute, Indiana.
SAM MCCLAIN
Sam is a 11-year veteran of the fire service and a career member of Avon/Washington Township in the Indianapolis area. Sam volunteers with Sugar Creek Fire Department in West Terre Haute, Indiana as a captain of training. He is a State of Indiana fire instructor, and holds VRO and VRT certifications. Away from work Sam enjoys time with family, side-by-side rides, and demolition derbies.