Friday, August 7, 2009

Hernan Garreaud Bio

I attended the University of Utah’s Physician Assistant School and worked in a Preventative Medicine Practice in Salt Lake City after graduating in 1991. I received one of six national Migrant Health Fellowships and have a Masters Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska. I love my job and feel blessed to live and work on Cedar Mountain. I hope to work more than on weekends as our community continues to grow.
However, I started out my medical profession working for Gold Cross Ambulance in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1976. I’ve been involved with emergency medical services ever since. I am a trained fireman and ROCO rescuer. I’m either doing the job or training people to do the job. I understand emergency services from the ground up.
I’ve been involved in emergency preparedness operations in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkmenistan with the military and State Department. You prepare and train, prepare and train and prepare and train some more and hope everyday you don’t have to anything more than prepare and train even more, and only then you’ll have a fighting chance to do what needs to be done.
I understand how emergency services must operate and I am committed to helping make the Cedar Mountain Fire District staff to provide the best service to our community on Cedar Mountain. You never know when your life or property may depend on the emergency services provided by the Cedar Mountain Protection Fire District.