1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:07,199 --> 00:00:09,366 My grandmother is a nurse . My aunt is 3 00:00:09,366 --> 00:00:12,060 a nurse and just kind of watching them 4 00:00:12,069 --> 00:00:14,236 help people really inspired me because 5 00:00:14,236 --> 00:00:16,402 I wanna be there and help other people 6 00:00:16,402 --> 00:00:18,291 who have those histories in their 7 00:00:18,291 --> 00:00:20,458 family . Now being older , seeing like 8 00:00:20,458 --> 00:00:22,569 all these first responders situations 9 00:00:22,569 --> 00:00:24,791 like that also helps you like how I was 10 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:26,902 scared . I know some other people are 11 00:00:26,902 --> 00:00:28,847 probably just as scared in certain 12 00:00:28,847 --> 00:00:30,736 situations and how I wanted to be 13 00:00:30,736 --> 00:00:32,513 treated when the paramedics and 14 00:00:32,513 --> 00:00:34,736 firefighters came to me is how I try to 15 00:00:34,736 --> 00:00:36,791 treat them . And I've always been my 16 00:00:36,791 --> 00:00:38,958 mom's little helper . And so that kind 17 00:00:38,958 --> 00:00:41,659 of , I took that with me in the 18 00:00:41,669 --> 00:00:44,150 military and it's never changed . It's 19 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,279 always been that way . So I , I 20 00:00:47,290 --> 00:00:50,090 thoroughly enjoy helping people . I 21 00:00:50,099 --> 00:00:52,432 don't know what it is about it , but it , 22 00:00:52,432 --> 00:00:54,655 it makes , it puts a smile on my face . 23 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:56,860 So training for us is extremely 24 00:00:56,869 --> 00:00:59,020 rigorous . Uh it takes , it's very 25 00:00:59,029 --> 00:01:01,196 demanding and it takes a lot of time . 26 00:01:01,196 --> 00:01:03,362 But essentially that's what we're here 27 00:01:03,369 --> 00:01:05,591 for . We , we enjoy training because it 28 00:01:05,591 --> 00:01:07,769 makes us better at our job . And if 29 00:01:07,779 --> 00:01:10,001 we're not good , then we're not helping 30 00:01:10,001 --> 00:01:12,168 the community . You don't roll up on a 31 00:01:12,168 --> 00:01:14,168 scene and you just immediately shut 32 00:01:14,168 --> 00:01:16,390 somebody down . You have to go in there 33 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:16,290 and you have to be lit . Some people 34 00:01:16,300 --> 00:01:18,467 just wanna talk , like if you're going 35 00:01:18,467 --> 00:01:20,633 through a traumatic event , they wanna 36 00:01:20,633 --> 00:01:22,467 talk , they wanna just vent what 37 00:01:22,467 --> 00:01:24,467 happened , they wanna hear somebody 38 00:01:24,467 --> 00:01:26,578 that actually cares or at least shows 39 00:01:26,578 --> 00:01:28,633 they care . Um And at the end of the 40 00:01:28,633 --> 00:01:28,610 day , I think that helps a lot with 41 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:30,676 dealing with those situations . It's 42 00:01:30,676 --> 00:01:33,139 not for the recognition , it's for like , 43 00:01:33,150 --> 00:01:35,699 hey , I , I know what I did to help 44 00:01:35,709 --> 00:01:37,876 this person continue their life saying 45 00:01:37,876 --> 00:01:40,098 that , oh I'm able to live whatever way 46 00:01:40,098 --> 00:01:43,129 I can . I would say when people come in , 47 00:01:43,209 --> 00:01:45,209 even if it's just minor things like 48 00:01:45,209 --> 00:01:47,098 cold symptoms , but they leave so 49 00:01:47,098 --> 00:01:49,376 relieved like they feel so much better . 50 00:01:49,376 --> 00:01:51,598 That really brings me great joy whether 51 00:01:51,598 --> 00:01:53,709 it's responding to calls , it all has 52 00:01:53,709 --> 00:01:55,653 to do with the community . So just 53 00:01:55,653 --> 00:01:57,653 being there to help somebody during 54 00:01:57,653 --> 00:01:59,820 their worst days at the most troubling 55 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:01,987 times to provide some comfort for them 56 00:02:01,987 --> 00:02:01,610 and just knowing that it'll get better 57 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:03,898 or just making those situations easier . 58 00:02:04,379 --> 00:02:06,546 That would be my , my favorite part of 59 00:02:06,546 --> 00:02:08,712 the job . I think my best memories are 60 00:02:08,712 --> 00:02:10,490 like times that were like super 61 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:12,323 frustrating and you all just get 62 00:02:12,323 --> 00:02:12,250 together and you're just like , we're 63 00:02:12,259 --> 00:02:14,315 gonna make it through this and we're 64 00:02:14,315 --> 00:02:16,426 gonna get it done . So I think that's 65 00:02:16,426 --> 00:02:16,339 definitely like my favorite memories 66 00:02:16,350 --> 00:02:18,089 are , are struggling times for sure .