Olin Jones Jr. (far right) was recently named Los Angeles Paramedic/Firefighter of the year. Helping him celebrate are, from left: Olin Jones Sr., father; Debbie Jones, mother; Sherrill Harris, mother-in-law; Randy Harris, father-in-law; Brady Jones, son (in front), Casey Jones, son (in back); Melissa Jones, wife; and Olin Jones Jr.
Tishomingo, Okla.-Los Angeles Fire Department's Olin Jones Jr. was recently named Paramedic/Firefighter of the Year by Dignity Health, a nonprofit health care organization with more than 40 hospitals and 500 care centers, according to its website.
Jones, a Chickasaw citizen, said the criteria for his selection was based on the number of people he and his crew saved over the course of the year.
"It was data driven," Jones said. "I think it's from the interventions I did with our patients and the amount of 'saves' we had."
This number included some who were thought to have expired but the team r...
