San José Fire Department
Kristin Earhart currently serves as a Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher at the San José Fire Department since October 2022, after a prior role as a Senior Public Safety Dispatcher from October 2013 to November 2022. Kristin's earlier experience includes positions in hospitality and retail, such as serving at Stanley's Sports Bar at Sharks Ice and working as a Sales Associate in the Beverage Department at Cost Plus World Market. Kristin also held roles at POP Champagne & Dessert Bar as a Managing Partner, where responsibilities encompassed restaurant conception and management, and as a Gourmet Department Head at Cost Plus World Market. Kristin Earhart earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Latin American & Latino Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an A.A. in Political Science from De Anza College.
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.