Vlad is working towards earning his Associates in Fire Science and is on his path to receiving a Paramedics License. Vlad is currently also working as an Emergency Medical Technician, transporting and taking care of injured and medically ill patients within the scope of a California EMT Basic. Vlad also is working for the Alameda County Fire Department as a Department Aid transporting tools and equipment to fire stations. Vlad has been working with the Crisis Response Project since spring of 2014. Vlad speaks English and Russian.