A paramedic has followed his father into a career on the frontline at London Ambulance Service, with the pair sharing more than 30 years of combined service this Father’s Day.
Kyle Fisher was inspired to join the Service by his father, Pete Fisher.
Kyle attributes his dad’s “pride in the role” to wanting to join the Service and said:
“Growing up it was clear just how much of a difference my dad made in both the lives of his patients and colleagues. This made me want to join the service. Some people might find it difficult to work with a close relative, but I have never felt like I am in my dad’s shadow. I have been given the opportunities and space to develop into the clinician I am today”.
Pete is an Incident Response Officer based at Bow who has worked for the London Ambulance service for 25 years, while Kyle joined the organisation eight years ago as a trainee Emergency Medical Technician.
Since then, Kyle has completed his apprenticeship training at the University of Cumbria, and is now a paramedic working out of Edmonton Ambulance Station, and is on a management development placement.
Kyle said: “Being entrusted to support Londoners at their worst moments is a big responsibility, but it brings me enormous pride. My proudest moments at the service to date has been delivering eight babies, including two in the back of an ambulance. I also met my partner Elise while working here, so it has been an eventful eight years.”
Pete expressed his pride in his son, shining a light on his work ethic.
Pete said: “Kyle had to work extremely hard to get to where he is today. I admire that he was able to juggle studying alongside being a paramedic, which I know from my own experience, isn’t easy with the long hours and demands of the job. I am very proud of my son and delighted that this Father’s Day we can both know that we give our all to caring for people.”
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