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Carol Bustrum oral history interview, 2013 March 14
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The Walker Lake Fire and Ambulance Department was founded in 1972 and Bustrum was on the ambulance from 1978 to 1990.
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Britt, Mary Ellen, Rory Chetelat, and Jane Shunney oral history interview, 2013 February 01
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Britt is the Regional Trauma Coordinator for the Southern Nevada Health District. Chetelat is the EMS Manager for the SNHD. Shunney is the manager of the Office of Public Health Preparedness for the SNHD.
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Mike Brown oral history interview, 2013 February 28
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Brown moved to Reno, Nevada in 1981 and became a medic. In 1986 he moved to Lake Tahoe and worked for the Fire Protection District, where he worked until 1999. In 2006 he became the chief of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department.
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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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