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Emergency Inside - The Interview Series

Emergency Inside - The Interview Series

Station 51 Bay

My name is Katrina Sharonin. I am a high schooler with aspirations to work in the emergency response field. To pursue my interest, I have joined a fire explorer post. In addition, I have started a project to interview first responders from all backgrounds and departments; I aspire to have a diverse understanding of emergency response, whether it be fire, EMS or other.

 Below is a list of links leading to individual research articles about different departments. The purpose of this series is to establish the similarities and differences between emergency groups. Each interview poses different questions according to who the interviewee is, and responses are formatted in various ways. 


North County Fire Authority (CA)

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