Wilson moved to Elko, Nevada in 1988 after serving in the military as a field medic. He took the EMT training course to re-certify. Wilson worked in mine rescue in the Elko area as well.
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Wartgow took EMT classes in Smith Valley, Nevada shortly after graduating high school in 1981. In 1982 he began volunteering with the ambulance service.
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In 1991 Wilkening was recruited as the first female member of the Lovelock Volunteer Fire Department in Lovelock, Nevada. She took fire instruction in Fallon, Nevada, and EMT training in Lovelock.
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