Editor’s Note: This article, written by Kern County Fire Department’s Captain Andrew Freeborn, is about a KCFD paramedic program that had its beginnings in Pine Mountain Club where the first Kern County firefighter paramedics were stationed in 2009 after a years-long battle by local residents to have reasonable response times to life-threatening medical emergencies. Buttonwillow began KCFD paramedic services in 2019.

By Andrew Freeborn, Kern County Fire Department

The Kern County Fire Department is pleased to announce that…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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