I joined Medicine Lake Fire Rescue in 2001 at the age of 19.  I completed FireFighter 1 and became Minnesota State Certified in April of 2002.   Since then I have risen to the rank of Lieutenant and been responsible for everything from radios to the building of our new tanker truck.. 

Because of the fun I was having and the lack of calls at Medicine Lake I joined Plymouth Fire in early 2003.  Through training, Duty Crew, and public education, I have learned a lot that has helped me grow.  I took FireFighter 2 and was given the opportunity to become an Emergency Medical Technician through Maple Grove Fire Department's in-house classes.  I have been a Nationally Registered EMT-Basic since July 2004.


Thanks to friends made in the EMT-B course, I began assisting with and eventually became an official advisor for the Maple Grove Fire Department Explorers program in early 2005.  This has been a wonderful experience for me (and hopefully for everyone else involved!) and I hope to be able to continue doing it for a long time.


I have been lucky enough to take part in a program called Opportunities in Emergency Care, a high school program designed to introduce high school students to the EMS world and can even lead to certification as first responders & EMTs.  Again, courtesy of EMT classmates, I am have been able to be a part of the process for these students which has been very, very fun.