My name is Niko Fortino and I was born and raised in Gilroy, CA. I have been striving to be a firefighter since January of 2019 when I started EMT School. Since then I have completed my Firefighter Academy at MPC in the fall of 2019, worked as an EMT for Norcal Ambulance and was a Cadet with the Palo Alto Fire Department in 2020. I currently work for AMR in Santa Clara County and am hoping to start paramedic school this year. Something interesting about me is that I spent 3 seasons play football overseas in Germany, France, and Brazil for about 5 months each.