Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Paid

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

4

Years With Department/Agency

Start in October - Recruit / new hire

Web Site:

http://royalambulance.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Pacific Coast Ambulance service: EMT
Student Firefighter / intern: Oakland Fire Department - Work experience program / community college

My Training:

FF1 Academy
EMT(b)
NAEMSE (title 22) EMS instructor / EMT instructor
EVOC instructor
HAZMAT 1st responder
FF-EMT internship
Various military training schools
-Currently enrolled Paramedic program

About Me:

US Military veteran
Love fishing & hunting
Love my wife
Nothing better than earning a living doing what I like to do...

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Been in health care starting in high school; 1996..
Became an EMT and through a chain of events I became OBSSESSED with Firefighting.
-Played baseball when I was a kid, member of Boy Scouts & went into the military as an adult; it makes perfect sense that I went after the fire service!

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Nothing better than earning wage to do what feels right.

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