EMT

Forest Service firefighter who now works as a freelance writer and EMT.

She had spent the day in an EMT class, paid for by the park service so that she could take over emergency medical services at the park.

It can be difficult to get municipal firefighting jobs, for instance, because they require EMT certification — something felons are barred from getting under California law.

As if on cue, the EMT team came into the courtroom and carted Joe Brill out.

Back at the trailhead, Marini double checks her supplies: an EMT kit with medical tools like a CPR mask and automated external defibrillator; a backpack with a personal first aid kit; water; a sun umbrella and an emergency blanket.