hi my name is jennifer landis i'm a firefighter paramedic for the city of los angeles
i currently work in canoga park at fire station 72 and i just had my 19-year anniversary on the job
i am the only female at my station last week i worked a 72-hour shift which means i worked
three full shifts in a row which means i don't come home it's not difficult at all and the only
reason it's not difficult is because i know my children are with my husband with their father
when i come home from either three days or i come home from one day i love coming through
the door because the kids respond like a bunch of puppies mom's home and it's it's wonderful
since the pandemic it's been really interesting for all of us i can tell you that my partners are
a lot cleaner than they were which really makes me excited so as a firefighter paramedic i am the
lead highest medical authority on that apparatus and as first responders we transport these coveted
patients we transport suspected covenant patients we transport the unknown we're the first ones to
interact with them and we're automatically supportive and respectful of our boundaries
and our protocols that are implemented from an apartment one thing i always do but truly
i always do with my patients is even though they know that they're infected with a virus
that doesn't discard my patient rapport with them and i will always call them by name let them know
who i am and put my hand on their shoulder and let them know that i'm here for them
i know that they feel bad they feel awful and they feel scared that they have the virus and i just
want to let them know i'm not scared of you i'm here to support you i'm protected you're protected
so i'm going to sit next to you and we're going to make it to the hospital together
i've done whatever they need in that moment because i only have about 20 minutes
maybe 30 minutes max to be with them whatever i can provide for them with them that emotion
is going to come out it's going to come out naturally i've always let it can't control it
and to me that's being a hero and that's um that's being a firefighter
hello jennifer it's me marie osmond from lifetime's holiday movie the christmas
edition you have been bravely fighting fires and protecting the lives of others for so many years
and well lifetime with the help of the los angeles fire department foundation has selected you to
receive the gift of a lifetime and here are the incredible gifts that are coming your way
a variety of amazing toys for your kids to enjoy from mattel lego mgae kid tracks kidkraft
and radio flyer oh they're gonna love that a variety of books from national geographic books
one year subscription to both pandora premium and the lifetime app so that you can enjoy lifetime
movies whenever you want over three thousand five hundred dollars worth of gift cards from levi's
red lobster albertson's bonds and pavilions thank you and last but not least and fun for the whole
family a trampoline from springfree the world's safest trampoline the kids are gonna freak out
so thank you firefighter landis for being such an incredible mom firefighter emt
and a true inspiration for so many others you are so appreciated and i am very excited for you
and all to enjoy your gift of a lifetime thank you and thank you for calling me a hero because
i feel like one the heroic task that i do believe is within all of us firefighters is
that we choose to put on this uniform we're going to fulfill this position as a hero
you