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Meet Tampa Fire Rescue's Danny DelRosal

A Q&A with EMT Danny DelRosal

Name: Danny DelRosal, EMT

Age: 42

Marital Status: Married, 2 Children

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Station #: 17

Year Joined: 1995

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Hometown: Tampa, FL

 

Patch: What do you like the most about your job?

Danny: Manning the fireboat. (Station 17 is one of two in Tampa that has their own fireboat.)

 

Patch: What made you interested in this field?

Danny: I guess it was just a childhood dream of mine.

 

Patch: What was your most memorable call?

Danny: My first call ever- it was a motor vehicle accident.

 

Patch:  What do you do on your days off?

Danny: I own a lawn business and charter fishing trips with Reel Lax Charters.

 

Patch:  Do you have a favorite meal at the station?

Danny: Yes, I like bringing in fish and cooking it.

 

Patch: Speaking in terms of safety, fill in the blank. "I wish more people would _____."

Danny: … not talk on their phones when they’re driving.

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