McClintock volunteered for the Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada Fire Department in 1980. In 1990 he began working at the Clark County Fire Department, where he worked until his retirement in 2009.
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Nevin joined the Virginia City, Nevada fire department when he was in high school. He was employed by the Nevada Division of Forestry for fire service from 1974 to 1998. He was trained as an EMT in 1976.
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Peters has practiced medicine at the Battle Mountain General Hospital since 1991. He has trained military and paramilitary groups in pre-hospital care. He currently oversees the paramedic program in Battle Mountain.
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Tinney joined Mercy Ambulance in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974. In 1976 he finished EMT training at Clark County Community College. In 1986 he finished an engineering degree and retired from EMS.
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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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African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project event roundtable conducted by Claytee D. White on January 18, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this panel event, Jean Childs, Joe Neal, Jackie Brantley, LaVerne Ligon, and Ramon Savoy discuss their early lives and explain how they arrived to Las Vegas, Nevada. Childs talks about her father’s business, the Penguin Club, and the history of African Americans in the gaming industry. She talks about her involvement with the Economic Opportunity Board (EOB) and the Head Sstart federal program. Savoy remembers the foundation of
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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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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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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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After graduating from Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gunter worked for Mercy Ambulance. He later worked as a paramedic at the Mercury Test Site, which helped pay for medical school at the University of Nevada.
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