wildland division fireline medical support

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Meet Amy Lenz! Amy has been a paramedic in our Washington branch for a year and a half. Amy is dual licensed in Washington and Oregon and has covered shifts on our Oregon ambulance many times as well. Outside of her main duties on the ambulance, Amy also covers events in Washington and Oregon. We are incredibly grateful for her flexibility and hard work!
Before Adventure Medics, Amy had a long and exciting career in fire and EMS. She joined the Knappa Fire District in 1993 as a Cadet. While the initial application might have been due to sibling rivalry, Amy found a calling at the department and stayed on for thirty years. Amy was the first to graduate Clapsop Community College with an AAS in Fire Science. She then transferred to Chemeketa Community College’s dual degree Fire Suppression/Paramedic program. After becoming a paramedic in 2000, Amy worked for AMR for two years. While on a short pause from EMS, Amy explored some options in criminal justice before returning to the world of medicine as an ICU Tech. The critical care medicine found in an ICU inspired Amy to come back to EMS and pursue a job in flight and critical care. Over the next several years, she worked as a Flight Medic and Critical Care Paramedic in OR, and then as a FP-C doing International Medevac. (Amy sites this time as when her dog, Oscar, started his career as Station Dog, a title he proudly still holds.)
In Amy’s words: “my favorite part of Adventure Medics are the awesome managers!” (We swear we don’t pay them to say these things!) She also loves getting to work a combination of IFT and 911 at our Washington Branch, and enjoys the chance of pace of working events.
Outside of work, Amy does...more work! She is a fourth generation farm owner on her family’s Red Angus Ranch. Amy serves as a board member on the Clatsop County Sheriff`s Rural Law Enforcement board and is the Vice President of the Clatsop County Livestock Association. Amy also volunteers for Clatsop County’s Search and Rescue Team. In what little time remains, Amy is an avid crossfitter, loves exploring the Oregon hiking scene, and has participated in multiple 5ks, 10ks, and half marathons.

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While the best days are the days when the medical teams go unused and unnoticed, the second best days are when all the hard work comes together for a good outcome.
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One of our REMS teams and UTV teams worked together to provide medical care, transport, and extrication for a firefighter with a dislocated knee on some technical terrain. The REMS team performed a 6 pitch low angle rescue, covering about 1200ft of steep and unstable ground to lower the patient to a dozer line where our UTV team was waiting to transport him back to pavement. The use of ropes in this environment helped to get this firefighter off the hill in the safest manner, while keeping the rest of the crews assisting in this rescue safe as well. The REMS team worked quickly and efficiently to establish a rope system while their paramedic was providing patient care and pain management to the injured firefighter. Multiple fire crews assisted with the evacuation. Thank you to everyone for their hard work and we wish this firefighter a speedy recovery.

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Meet Jacob Sobrito! Jacob joined our team in 2022 as a part time paramedic and moved to full time status in February, 2023. He’s been an integral part of our staff in Washington and a huge help with our Patient Access Team, the rope rescue team that responds to 911 emergencies with Mossyrock Fire Department.
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Prior to Adventure Medics, Jacob grew up in Southern California and started his career in fire and EMS as a Fire Explorer for San Bernardino County Fire Department. He spent a year working for the department as an EMT, followed by five years as a paramedic. During that time, he worked in a variety of environments – including mountains, deserts, rural, and metro areas. He had a lot of unique experiences and loved the challenges of making critical decisions on scene and working with limited resources. In 2021, he and his wife made the move to Washington to get a break from the sunshine and enjoy a change in scenery.
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Onalaska, Washington has definitely been a change of scenery – and a break from sunshine! – but Jacob is taking things in stride. In his words: “I love working at Adventure Medics because it really is something different from your average EMS job. I love the advances we make to better care for patients and prepare the employees to be able to make a difference in each scenario.”
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In his free time, Jacob loves to go dirt biking and spend time by any body of water. He enjoys photography, investing in real estate, and staying up to date on all things Star Wars and Marvel. We are so glad Jacob and his wife made the journey to Washington and joined our team! We have benefitted from Jacob’s medical experience and fresh energy on our Washington team and love the passion he’s brought to the PAT! Thanks, Jacob!