Rodney Gaudet grew up in rural P.E.I. His father was a volunteer firefighter for 25 years so Rodney was always around the fire hall. When he turned 20, he joined the volunteer fire department and he quickly realized he wanted to help people in need. Rodney got interested in the medical side of the fire department and applied to the Primary Care Paramedicine program at Holland College and started his studies in 2006. He started working for Island EMS upon graduation and applied to the Advanced Care Paramedicine program, which he graduated in 2008. In the summer of 2010, personal reasons brought him to St. John’s, NL, where he began working with Eastern Health. Since 2013, Rodney has been working on the flight team in St. John’s. He is also a lieutenant with the Torbay Volunteer Fire Department.