San José Fire Department
Sean Collins currently serves as a firefighter at the San José Fire Department since November 2021 and has previously worked as a firefighter with Federal Fire Ventura County from June 2019 to November 2021. In addition to firefighting, Sean Collins has extensive experience in the US Navy as a rescue swimmer, helicopter crew chief, and weapons and tactics instructor since July 2005. Sean Collins completed training at the San Pasqual Reservation Fire Academy in 2019 and holds an EMT degree from EMSTA, along with education from the University of La Verne and Mission 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.