San José Fire Department
Kenneth Allen is an experienced EMS instructor at City College of San Francisco since August 2005 and a Firefighter/Paramedic with the San José Fire Department since October 2010. Kenneth has also served as a Firefighter/Paramedic at San Jose Fire Department from March 2009 to the present. As a business owner of C.A.R.E. Medical Education since September 2022, Kenneth contributes to the medical education field. Additionally, Kenneth has been hosting the Traumedy Podcast since November 2011, focusing on emergency care and showcasing stories of heroes and innovations within the profession. Kenneth holds a Licensed EMT-Paramedic degree from City College of San Francisco (2004-2005) and a Bachelor of Arts in Film/Cinema/Video Studies from UC Santa Barbara (1996-2000).
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San José Fire Department
The San José Fire Department (SJFD) is committed to serving the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and response. San José was founded in 1777 and is located in the South San Francisco Bay area within Santa Clara County, CA. It is the 10th largest city in the US and the 3rd largest in California. SJFD serves the city-proper and other Santa Clara County areas with a total population that exceeds 1 million. Responding to approximately 74,000 calls for service each year (from 33 Fire Stations), SJFD is a high-volume, high-performance, full-service fire department. In terms of critical infrastructure, SJFD is the emergency service provider for a number of high-hazard occupancies, including an International Airport; 1 municipal airport; 7 major hospitals (including 3 trauma centers, and 7 emergency departments); the SAP Center, home of the NHL San Jose Sharks, (maximum occupancy 20,000); San José State University (the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast), student population of 31,906; three super regional malls; and 516 high-rise structures.