This was the end of the "Second Segment." This was my last watch as an H-3 Paramedic/Firefighter for the SFFD. After fourteen years in the dept and twenty years in the business, it was time to move on. When I was hired in April '90 by Chuck Saunders, MD, SF Dept. of Public Health, Paramedic Division, it was one of the proudest moments of my life. My Godfather had worked for the State Dept. of Public Health and I wanted to be part of the same. At the time, DPH had the reputation of being the best, most progressive and most aggressive medically trained pre-hospital care service in California. Patient care w
as "A" priority and I was proud to be a part of it. In '97, due to budget constraints, DPH merged with the SFFD. There were lots of ups and downs .. but aside from the emergency medical responses, the car fires from St.44, the nurses at UCSF and SFGH that I will miss, I will also miss the guys. Unfortunately I got to know only a small percentage of those at the dept. but I must say, I do have the highest admiration for them and especially those at Station 12, 17, 44, 38 and from time to time 3c, the station I was at for two years despite all the grief.
This was the end of the "Second Segment." This was my last watch as an H-3 Paramedic/Firefighter for the SFFD. After fourteen years in the dept and twenty years in the business, it was time to move on. When I was hired in April '90 by Chuck Saunders, MD, SF Dept. of Public Health, Paramedic Division, it was one of the proudest moments of my life. My Godfather had worked for the State Dept. of Public Health and I wanted to be part of the same. At the time, DPH had the reputation of being the best, most progressive and most aggressive medically trained pre-hospital care service in California. Patient care w
as "A" priority and I was proud to be a part of it. In '97, due to budget constraints, DPH merged with the SFFD. There were lots of ups and downs .. but aside from the emergency medical responses, the car fires from St.44, the nurses at UCSF and SFGH that I will miss, I will also miss the guys. Unfortunately I got to know only a small percentage of those at the dept. but I must say, I do have the highest admiration for them and especially those at Station 12, 17, 44, 38 and from time to time 3c, the station I was at for two years despite all the grief.
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