What State do you live in?

CA

Type of Organization

Rescue Squad

Job Function

EMT/Paramedic, Firefighter/Paramedic, Training Officer/Training Chief/Instructor, Firefighter/Driver Operator, First Repsonder, Military, Other, Captain

Years in Fire/EMS:

9

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

a.mandarino@rescueteam.com

Years With Department/Agency

9

Dept. Web Site:

http://Fema.gov

Web Site:

http://fema.gov

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

ArmedForces.mil/firedept
SF, Airborne Ranger, frogman, small arms,
Manpad, JutJsi, Krav Maga

My Training:

Ff1, FF2, EMT, Infantry, Smoke Jumper, Ranger, SkyDiver, frogman, Linguistic, PhD CI, glider pilot (hobby only, still got to get the bolts & nuts correctly 🤔)

About Me:

Working as SmokeJumper in Mariana Brazil and Lima Peru Disasters Former Armed Forces Officer, Frogman, SkyDiver, Fluent 5 languages, Seasonal firefighter, hotshot, smoke jumper. Working now down south America for few months at disasters in Marianna in Brazil. Sub Contract for FEMA,
Sr. Instructor. On call to Turkey’s disaster.

Day Job:

1st Responders, Rescue Alpha Team

Relationship Status:

Divorced

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Love it :)

Why I Love Fire/EMS

It is a dignified job

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Giving back to society doing good :)