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Dennis Campton oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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After graduating from Ohio State Medical School, Campton moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 and worked at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. He worked at a private practice until 1970 before moving to Pahrump in 1980
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Tod Carlini oral history interview, 2013 February 15
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A native of Yerington, Carlini received EMS training at Utah State before working for the Yerington Fire Department. He became chief in 1990. In 2000 he became chief of the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts.
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Kurt Carlson oral history interview, 2013 June 05
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Carlson graduated from Queens University Medical School in Kingston, Ontario in 1974. He established a practice in Fallon, Nevada in 1977. In the 1980s, Carlson pushed for advanced ER training for physicians in Nevada and ER services in rural hospitals.
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G. Norman Christensen, M.D. oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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After completing his residency at the University of New Mexico, Christensen moved to Ely, Nevada in 1968. In 1969, he began conducting training exercises for emergency situations. Christensen serves as medical director for the county system and for the Ely City fire and ambulance service.
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William "Bill" Clegg oral history interview, 2012 December 03
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Clegg moved to Fernely, Nevada in 1971 and worked for the volunteer fire department.
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Ken Curtis oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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Curtis serves as a member of the Professional Rescue Instructors of Nevada to train first responder groups in Nevada. Curtis moved to Virginia City, Nevada in 1958 and worked for the Silver City Fire Department and the Virginia City department.
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Donald Diede oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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A native of Yerington, Nevada, Diede joined the Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department in 1969. He stopped working for the ambulance service in 1976.
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Ron Drake oral history interview, 2013 January 31
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Drake joined the Clark County Fire Department in 1966 and then again in 1971 after returning from military service. During the 1970s he helped establish the rescue test for the department. He retired in 1996.
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Larry Dunton oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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A native of McGill, Nevada, Dunton began managing a group of physicians in 1962. In 1973, Dunton began EMT classes, and by 1982 had begun teaching the classes. He performed ambulance duties until 1993.
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Bob Elliott oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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Elliott arrived in Tonopah in 1980 when he was assigned to a nearby Air Force site. He joined the ambulance service and received EMT training from the Air Force
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